From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America
CHAPTER IX.
ROBERT E. LEE IN COMMAND.
The Great General's Assignment not at first assuring to the Army--Able as an Engineer but limited as to Field Service--He makes the Acquaintance of his Lieutenants--Calls a Council-- Gains Confidence by saying Nothing--"A Little Humor now and then"--Lee Plans a Simultaneous Attack on McClellan's Front and Rear--J. E. B. Stuart's Daring Reconnoissance around the Union Army 112