Memoirs of Robert E. Lee: His Military and Personal History Paperback – October 28, 2016.

What were Robert E Lee's last words?

The morning of October 12, he developed a “feeble, rapid pulse” and “shallow breathing.” Lee's reported last words were, “Tell Hill he must come up!” “Strike the tent!” Yet, his daughter at the bedside recalled only “struggling” with “long, hard breathes,” and “in a moment he was dead.” CONCLUSIONS: Lee suffered ...

Was Robert E Lee a poet?

Although he had write poetry throughout his twenties and thirties, at forty years old he had never published anything or shared in public. ... After that first reading, Lee was urged by MFA students to return to the University and pursue writing. He did, partly because he thought that writing might be in his blood.