The wartime papers of Robert E. Lee
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The wartime papers of Robert E. Lee
（A Da Capo paperback）
Da Capo Press, [1987], c1961
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Wartime papers of R.E. Lee
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Reprint. Originally published: The wartime papers of R.E. Lee. Boston : Little, Brown, 1961
Bibliography: p. [943]-968
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This monumental contribution to the literature of the Civil War brings together Lees official correspondenceletters, orders, dispatches, battle reportswith his touching letters to his family, thus providing a previously unavailable view of Lees life during the war. From the more than 6,000 items, the editors have chosen to reprint many letters in full for the first time, so that Lee is seen complete, self-revealed, in all his dignity and purpose. Short narratives connect each sectionon the mobilization of Virginia, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and the siege of Petersburg and Appomattox. Sponsored by the Virginia Civil War Commission to commemorate the Civil War Centennial, this expert work of scholarship dramatizes Lees life as only his own correspondence could. As Lee himself said: Letters are good representatives of our minds. They certainly present a good criterion for judging of the character of the individual.
Table of Contents
- * Introduction * Mobilizing Virginia
- April-July
- 1861 * Western Virginia
- August-October 1861 * Southern Coastal Defenses
- November 1861-March 1862 * Military Adviser to Jefferson Davis
- March-May 1862 * The Seven Days
- June-July 1862 * Second Manassas
- July-September 1862 * Maryland Campaign
- September-November 1862 * Fredericksburg
- November-December 1862 * Prelude to Chancellorsville
- December 1862-March 1863 * Chancellorsville
- April-May 1863 * Gettysburg Campaign
- May-August 1863 * Aftermath of Gettysburg
- August-December 1863 * Prelude to Campaign of 1864
- December 1863-April 1864 * The Wilderness and Spotsylvania
- May 1864 * North Anna to Petersburg
- May-June 1864 * The Siege of Petersburg
- June 1864-February 1865 * Appomattox
- February-April 1865
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