Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
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Recollections and Letters shows all the varying facets of Lee's character. His letters reveal his personal warmth, bravery and concern for the South during and after the war. No other collection of source materials gives such a whole and rewarding picture of one of the South's greatest sons and heroes.
Chapters (51)
- RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS
- OF
- GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
- DETAILED CONTENTS Chapter I Services in the United States Army Captain Lee, of the
- Chapter II The Confederate General Resigns from Colonelcy of First
- Chapter III Letters to Wife and Daughters From Camp on Sewell’s
- Chapter IV Army Life of Robert the Younger Volunteer in Rockbridge
- Chapter V The Army of Northern Virginia The General’s sympathy for
- Chapter VI The Winter of 1863-4 The Lee family in Richmond—The
- Chapter VII Fronting the Army of the Potomac Battle of Cold
- Chapter VIII The Surrender Fort Fisher captured—Lee made
- Chapter IX A Private Citizen Lee’s conception of the part—His influence
- Chapter X President of Washington College Patriotic motives for
- Chapter XI The Idol of the South Photographs and autographs in
- Chapter XII Lee’s Opinion upon the Late War His intention to write
- Chapter XIII Family Affairs The General writes to his sons—To his wife
- Chapter XIV An Ideal Father Letters to Mildred Lee—To Robert—To
- Chapter XV Mountain Rides An incident about “Traveller”—The General’s
- Chapter XVI An Advisor of Young Men Lee’s policy as college
- Chapter XVII The Reconstruction Period The General believes in
- Chapter XVIII Mrs. R. E. Lee Goes to Warm Springs for rheumatism—Her
- Chapter XIX Lee’s Letters to His Sons The building of Robert’s
- Chapter XX The New Home in Lexington Numerous guests—Further sojourns
- Chapter XXI Failing Health The General declines lucrative positions
- Chapter XXII The Southern Trip Letters to Mrs. Lee from Richmond and
- Chapter XXIII A Round of Visits Baltimore—Alexandria—A war-talk with
- Chapter XXIV Last Days Letter to his wife—To Mr. Tagart—Obituary
- Chapter I — Services in the United States Army
- Chapter II — The Confederate General
- Chapter III — Letters to Wife and Daughters
- Chapter IV — Army Life of Robert the Younger
- Chapter V — The Army of Northern Virginia
- Chapter VI — The Winter of 1863-4
- Chapter VII — Fronting the Army of the Potomac
- Chapter VIII — The Surrender
- Chapter IX — A Private Citizen
- Chapter X — President of Washington College
- Chapter XI — The Idol of the South
- Chapter XII — Lee’s Opinion upon the Late War
- Chapter XIII — Family Affairs
- Chapter XIV — An Ideal Father
- Chapter XV — Mountain Rides
- Chapter XVI — An Advisor of Young Men
- Chapter XVII — The Reconstruction Period
- Chapter XVIII — Mrs. R. E. Lee
- Chapter XIX — Lee’s Letters to His Sons
- Chapter XX — The New Home in Lexington
- Chapter XXI — Failing Health
- Chapter XXII — The Southern Trip
- Chapter XXIII — A Round of Visits
- Chapter XXIV — Last Days
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