I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I re…

Lord Acton
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I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo. ✨ Letter to Robert E. Lee, November 4, 1866.
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I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo. ✨ Letter to Robert E. Lee, November 4, 1866.

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