Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
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Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
02.09.2026
Verlag
Gyan BooksSeitenzahl
414
Maße (L/B/H)
22,2/14,5/2,8 cm
Gewicht
653 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-81-682-9312-0
Discover the soldier, father, leader, and private citizen behind the famous Confederate general. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee offers a broader and more personal portrait of Robert E. Lee, following his life from service in the United States Army and his years as a Confederate general through the surrender, Reconstruction, and his final years as a private citizen. The book goes beyond battlefield campaigns to explore the man behind the military reputation. Its pages bring together recollections, family experiences, personal correspondence, and observations of Lee's character. His letters to his wife, daughters, and sons provide an intimate glimpse into his family life, while chapters on his son Robert, Mrs. R. E. Lee, and his role as a father reveal a more private side of a figure often remembered primarily through the history of the Civil War. Readers will also follow Lee through some of the defining moments of his public life: his leadership of the Army of Northern Virginia, his confrontation with the Army of the Potomac, the surrender, his transition to civilian life, and his presidency of Washington College. The narrative then moves into the difficult Reconstruction period, offering insight into Lee's views of the war and the changing South. Later chapters explore his mountain rides, advice to young men, family affairs, new home in Lexington, declining health, Southern travels, visits, and final days. Together, these episodes create a portrait that balances military leadership with family devotion, personal correspondence, education, character, and life after war. For readers interested in Robert E. Lee, Civil War history, Confederate history, American military history, personal letters, historical biographies, Reconstruction, Washington College, and nineteenthcentury America, this volume provides a valuable perspective on one of the most discussed figures of the American Civil War. More than a military biography, this collection invites readers to see Lee through the experiences, letters, relationships, and memories that shaped his life both on the battlefield and beyond it.
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