could achieve greatness. Robert E. Lee and other high-ranking officers wrote sympathetic statements. Rodes is buried beside his brother, Virginius Hudson Rodes, who had been his adjutant throughout the War, in Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia. He and his wife, Virginia Hortense Woodruff (1833–1907), had two children, Robert Emmet Rodes, Jr. (1863–1925) and Bell Yancey Rodes (1865–1931). See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) Notes References Collins, Darrell. Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia. New York: Savas Beatie, 2008. . Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Krick, Robert K. "Robert Emmett Rodes." In The Confederate General, vol. 5, edited by William C. Davis and Julie Hoffman. Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1991. . Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. . Tagg, Larry. The Generals of Gettysburg. Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing, 1998. . Virginia Military Institute Archives page for Robert E. Rodes, Class of 1848. Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. . Further reading Smith, Derek. The Gallant Dead: Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2005. . External links Retrieved on June 9, 2008 1829 births 1864 deaths People from Lynchburg, Virginia Confederate States Army major generals People of Virginia in the American Civil War Virginia Military Institute alumni Confederate States of America military personnel killed in the American Civil War