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"On
April 19, 1895, the Confederate Veterans Association of Savannah
sponsored a series of six lectures, published by the association's
president in its 1896 report. McLaws spoke on The Maryland
Campaign on April 19, 1895, and The Battle of Gettysburg
on April 27, 1896. The Association recognized McLaws as its
first Honorary President for his efforts in creating the organization
and serving as its first president.
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two lectures are pure McLaws. They are rich in detail. "The
forty-one page essay on Gettysburg presents a detailed, systematic
sequence of events that led up to the battle and its conclusion.
It also takes Longstreet to task and questions the actions of
Lee's subordinates on the field." (2) |
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July 24, 1897, Lafayette McLaws died at the age of seventy-six.
"He had only recently been selected by General Clement
A. Evans to write the history of 'Georgia in the Confederate
War,'" part of the series on Confederate Military History.
"The writer of the obituary made the astute observation
that 'it will always be a matter of profound regret that he
should have died before this task was performed.'" (3) |
Confederate
Monument,
Savannah, Georgia |
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(1)
ASG 54, 56-57.
(2) ASG, 57.
(3) LM obituary, Savannah Evening
News, July 24, 1897. ASG, 60.
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