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I read where General Lee suffered from heart problems, and was actually confined for a couple weeks in something like late September or early October, 1863.

If he were to have died, who would hve replaced him?

I wonder if his heart problem was one reason he offered his resignation after Gettysburg; he may have known it was too taxing for him right then.

I'm wondering if Longstreet might have been able to really make it tough on the North - but then again, I'm wondering if Davis would put Longstreet in charge. Or, maybe he would, but then would remove him for alwyas worrying about defense. (Then again, lee did pretty well on the defensive himself, so maybe things wouldn't have been a whole lot different?)
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