Wartime Papers of Robert E. Lee.

Reprint of 1962. 994p. Heavy. Wraps. Owner's name. Near Fine copy

From Publisher:

This monumental contribution to the literature of the Civil War brings together Lee's official correspondence--letters, orders, dispatches, battle reports--with his touching letters to his family, thus providing a previously unavailable view of Lee's 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 section--on 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 Lee's 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."

Product Info

ISBN: 0306802821

ISBN-13: 9780306802829

Publisher: Da Capo, 1987.

Year: 1987

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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