He seemed to be aware that each moment may be his last, and he accepted it quietly and without complaint. Steadily he worsened as days went by, and October came. He rarely spoke, and often when he did it was an unintelligible murmur. By the ninth day, it was clear that he was traveling down his last road.
Mary sat by him and held his hand.
As men of war so often do, he returned to the battlefield as his time ran out. “Tell Hill he must come up,” he said sternly, so plainly that all in the chamber could hear.
But all battles come to an end, and Robert E. Lee’s long battle did, too. “Strike the tent,” he said firmly. It was his last surrender, and he finally went home.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award-winning, bestselling author Gilbert Morris is well known for penning numerous Christian novels for adults and children since 1984 with 6.5 million books in print. He is probably best known for the forty-book House of Winslow series, and his Edge of Honor was a 2001 Christy Award winner. He lives with his wife in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Other books by Gilbert Morris
The Appomattox Saga Omnibus 1
The Appomattox Saga Omnibus 2
WESTERN JUSTICE SERIES
Rosa’s Land
Sabrina’s Man
Raina’s Choice