Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “[W]e made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers.” ~ Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) General-in-Chief of the Confederate States armySource: Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1875