Download or read book Robert E Lee at Sewell Mountain written by Tim McKinney and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1961, Gen. Robert E. Lee arrives in the mountains of Western Virginia (now West Virginia) to take command of the Confederate forces. He finds not only logistical problems caused by the terrain, but feuding between his two generals John Floyd and Henry A. Wise. Lee will be required to bring his diplomatic skills to bear, along with his military skills. Assisting him is his trusted aide, Walter H. Taylor. With some never before published photos, Taylor comes to life as Lee's indispensable aide and friend. During this fall season in the mountains, Lee will grow the beard that becomes a trademark of the great man in wartime photos. He also finds his beloved horse, Traveler, raised in Greenbrier County and purchased for $200. Here is recounted the history of this great horse. Lee loved him at first sight. This is the first book devoted to this long forgotten campaign of Gen. Lee. Many personal accounts of the men on both sides bring this conflict in the mountains alive. -- Publisher.
Download or read book Robert E Lee written by James I. Robertson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert E. Lee: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers all aspects of his life and work, including individuals, places, and events that shaped Lee’s career as a Virginian, soldier, and peacemaker. The extensive A to Z section includes several hundred entries. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of publications concerning his life and work. Includes a detailed chronology detailing Robert E. Lee’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes family members, campaigns in two different wars, cities as well as rivers and land areas of the time, military strategy and tactics, lieutenants and opponents, army organization, politics contending with war, plus seldom-mentioned topics such as geography, earthworks, desertion, personal health, and even the legendary “Rebel Yell.” The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.
Download or read book The Glories of War written by Charles P. Jr. Poland and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique telling of Civil War military activity in 1861, The Glories of War focuses on the Union's invasion of Virginia from four directions; it is the first study of the four invasion corridors of the Civil War. The Union invasions mainly produced small battles and skirmishes, as well as widely celebrated heroes, that received national attention in both the North and South but are forgotten today. Major themes include combatants' romanticized visions of the "glories of war," as well as their subsequent disillusionment. Special emphasis is placed on military activity in western Virginia (modern West Virginia), which has received limited study. Extensive use of Union and Confederate newspapers, along with previously unused sources, brings new information to readers. The text is supplemented by maps depicting both overviews and details of military action.
Download or read book Recollections and Letters of General Robert E Lee written by Robert E. Lee and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered in his lifetime, Robert E. Lee achieved legendary status after his death. This memoir by Lee's son gathers a wealth of material written by the General, offering rare glimpses of the man behind the uniform, with scenes from family life and touching letters from a loving husband and father.
Download or read book Robert E Lee A Biography written by Emory M. Thomas and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997-06-17 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of Books The life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumph—triumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil War. But late in life Lee confessed that he "was always wanting something." In this probing and personal biography, Emory Thomas reveals more than the man himself did. Robert E. Lee has been, and continues to be, a symbol and hero in the American story. But in life, Thomas writes, Lee was both more and less than his legend. Here is the man behind the legend.
Download or read book The Life of General Robert E Lee written by John Esten Cooke and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the incredible life of the legendary General, one of the most prominent figures of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. It also contains his personal writings which paint a full picture of Lee's life. Robert Edward Lee was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. Content: Robert E. Lee by John Esten Cooke Lee's Early Life The Lees of Virginia General "Light-horse Harry" Lee Stratford Lee's Early Manhood and Career in the United States Army His Reception at Richmond Lee in 1861 The War Begins Lee's Advance Into Western Virginia Lee's Last Interview With Bishop Meade In Front of Richmond. Plan of the Federal Campaign Johnston Is Wounded Lee Assigned to the Command On the Chickahominy Lee's Plan of Assault The Retreat Richmond in Danger The War Advances Northward Lee's Manoeuvres Lee Advances From the Rapidan Jackson Flanks General Pope Lee Invades Maryland. Lee Concentrates at Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Advance of General Hooker Jackson's Attack and Fall The Battle of Chancellorsville Lee's Plans and Objects The Cavalry-fight at Fleetwood Lee in Pennsylvania The Last Charge at Gettysburg Lee's Retreat Across the Potomac The Cavalry of Lee's Army Lee Flanks General Meade Lee in the Autumn and Winter of 1863 Lee's Last Campaigns and Last Days First Battles at Petersburg The Siege of Richmond Begun The Mine Explosion The Southern Lines Broken Lee Evacuates Petersburg Writings of Robert E. Lee: Robert E. Lee's Letter Announcing Surrender Robert E. Lee's Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia Testimony of General R. E. Lee General Lee's Final Report of the Pennsylvania Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg Patriotic Letters of Confederate Leaders
Download or read book Robert E Lee written by Philip Alexander Bruce and published by Philadelphia : G.W. Jacobs. This book was released on 1907 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life and Campaigns of General Robert E Lee written by James D. McCabe and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Robert E Lee Man and Soldier written by Thomas Nelson Page and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Four Years with General Lee written by Walter Herron Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brigadier General Henry A Wise C S A And The Western Virginia Campaign Of 1861 written by Major Peter G. Kucera and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines Brigadier General Henry A. Wise’s involvement in the Western Virginia Campaign of 1861. This Confederate defeat resulted in the Federal occupation of a large, strategically important section of the Confederacy in the first year of the Civil War. The author presents the reasons for this capitulation and, against the backdrop of Wise’s political career, evaluates the General’s performance as a military commander. This paper discusses the personal conflict which ensued between Henry Wise and John B. Floyd in the Kanawha Valley as a reason for the Confederate failure in western Virginia. The author presents the results of this capitulation to demonstrate how Wise, a popular ex-Governor of Virginia, significantly affected the course of the Civil War.
Download or read book General Lee A Biography of Robert E Lee written by Fitzhugh Lee and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a memoir by Lee's nephew and fellow soldier, General Lee paints a vivid and admiring portrait of a brilliant general and a devoted family man who, though he disliked slavery and was not in favor of secession, turned down command of the Union army in 1861 because he could not "draw his sword" against his own children, his neighbors, and his beloved Virginia.
Download or read book Memoirs of Robert E Lee written by Armistead Lindsay Long and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of Robert E Lee His Military and Personal History written by Armistead Lindsay Long and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an interesting addition to the voluminous biographical literature of the war that has been made in the Memoirs of Robert E. Lee. General A. L. Long of the Confederate Army was a friend and fellow-soldier of Lee. This large volume has been written under great difficulties, the author having lost his sight; but, like some more eminent American historians who have worked under similar disadvantages, he has not slighted his task, but has made diligent use of a great body of material. The work is not autobiographical, of course, but makes large use of the words and records of General Lee. Its value rests in its full, clear, and enthusiastic presentation of the character and career of one of the most remarkable men of a great epoch. Included are also the full official Reports of Gen. Lee with copious selections from his confidential letters, dispatches, and official communications never before published—the only official record of the closing years of the war.
Download or read book Lee vs McClellan written by Clayton R. Newell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of an important campaign between these two generals that set the scene for the pending war.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction written by William L. Richter and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 1033 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American history. At stake was not only freedom for 3.5 million slaves but also survival of the relatively new American experiment in self-government. A very real possibility existed that the union could have been severed, but a collection of determined leaders and soldiers proved their willingness to fight for the survival of what Abraham Lincoln called "the last best hope on earth." The second edition of this highly readable, one-volume Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction looks to place the war in its historical context. The more than 800 entries, encompassing the years 1844-1877, cover the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes of the Civil War and Reconstruction. An extensive chronology, introductory essay, and comprehensive bibliography supplement the cross-referenced dictionary entries to guide the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. The dictionary concludes with a selection of primary documents. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Download or read book General Robert E Lee written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
