General Robert E. Lee is best known as the commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Lee was also a prolific writer, seemingly writing almost every day of his life. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee contains letters that General Lee wrote to family and friends with comments and background by his son, Robert. Through his letters and his sons commentary, the varying facets of Lees character are revealed.
The book provided touching insights into the general's family life, allowing readers to connect with him on a more human level.
Revered in his lifetime, Robert E. Lee achieved legendary status after his death.
No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg.
Revered in his lifetime, Robert E. Lee achieved legendary status after his death.
Then the white steeples of Fredericksburg's churches were visible above the gray mist. The blurred outlines of the Stafford Heights could be vaguely seen. “Test the ranges on the left,” Lee ordered at 10:30, and soon a quick blaze of ...
John Hill Hewitt, Shadows on the Wall; or, Glimpses of the Past (Baltimore: Turnbull Brothers, 1877), pp. 90–93. 31. Calvert, “Childhood Days” AHA; Hewitt, Shadows on the Wall, pp. 90–93; and Lossing, “Arlington House,” pp. 436–37. 32.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Robert E. Lee In Texas introduces a little known phase of the great General’s career—his service in Texas during the four turbulent years just preceding the Civil War—at Camp Cooper, watching the federal government’s ...
In 1873 she died at Lexington at the young age of thirty-two. The volume continues with recollections by Mildred Lee, the youngest of the Lee children, about her sister Agnes' death and the garden at Arlington.