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Article: Into the fray over Lee's 'audacity'.(TRAVEL)(THE CIVIL WAR)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2004
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Byline: Tom O'Brien, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
"Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee," a collection of essays
by assorted Civil War experts, tackles head-on the controversy over Lee's daring style.
The title comes from a term in common use at the time. Once a young Confederate asked an older one if Lee had "audacity." The answer: "If there is one man in either army ... head and shoulders above every other in audacity, it is General Lee. His name might be audacity."
The source for use of the word in the 19th century is uncertain, but one thing is clear: It was prevalent in martial circles as the highest ...