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Article: Times restore gloss to Lee's damaged image.(B)(Saturday)(The Civil War)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2002
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Byline: James I. Robertson Jr.
It is a story that, if not true, ought to be. During the three-day battle of Gettysburg, Union soldier Gamaliel Bradford fell wounded with a shattered leg. Bradford was lying unattended on the field when a group of Confederate horsemen approached. The figure in the lead was white-haired and immaculately dressed. The aura about him led Bradford to conclude he was Gen. Robert E. Lee.
In pain and embittered, Bradford raised a fist and shouted: "Hurrah for the Union!"
Lee pulled his horse to a stop, dismounted and walked toward the Union soldier. Bradford thought Lee intended to kill him, but the pained and ...