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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09257 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | Robert E. Lee to Sidney Smith Lee after coming back from the Mexican War |
| Date | 30 June 1848 |
| Author | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Recipient | Lee, Sidney Smith |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Having returned from service in the Mexican War just a day before, Lee writes to his brother Sidney Smith Lee of his homecoming and other family news. "Here I am once again, my dear Smith, perfectly surrounded by this Mama & her precious children, who seem to devote themselves to staring at the furrows in my face and the white hairs in my head. It is not surprising that I am hardly recognizable to the young eyes around me perfectly unknown to the youngest. But some of the older ones gaze with astonishment & wonder & seem at a loss to reconcile what they see , to what was pictured in their imarginations - I find them too much grown & all well, & I have much cause for thankfulness & gratitude to that Good God, who has once more united us." |
| Subjects | Religion Children and Family Mexican War |
| People | Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) (1807-1870) |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |