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To: wagglebee
In his final moments General Lee was reported to have made two seperate statements (Famous Last Words) the first one as I recall was :"Tell Hill he must come up" Anyone remember the second one.?
37 posted on 01/18/2005 6:35:45 PM PST by Pompah (The price of greatness is responsibility)
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To: Pompah

"In his final moments General Lee was reported to have made two seperate statements (Famous Last Words) the first one as I recall was :"Tell Hill he must come up" Anyone remember the second one.?"

IIRC, "Strike the tent."


93 posted on 01/18/2005 7:07:18 PM PST by Rebelbase (Who is General Chat?)
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Answer: It's in the story that's posted. :-)


103 posted on 01/18/2005 7:18:10 PM PST by Gondring (They can have my Bill of Rights when they pry it from my cold, dead hands!)
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To: Pompah
In his final moments General Lee was reported to have made two seperate statements (Famous Last Words) the first one as I recall was :"Tell Hill he must come up" Anyone remember the second one.?

I believe it was "Strike the Tents..."

532 posted on 01/24/2005 4:35:20 AM PST by GunnyB (Once a Marine, Always a Marine)
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