The “last of the Lees” had done nothing to honor the neglected grave of the greatest of them; but Yankee hands still delayed the steamer to arrange lovingly a chaplet of flowers on the rude tombstone.
Reid notes the contrast between the neglect of a grave and the care shown by others, emphasizing loyalty and remembrance.
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