FOUR YEARS UNDER MARSE ROBERT

ROBERT STILES

Published by The Neale Publishing Company, New York, 1910

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FOUR YEARS UNDER MARSE ROBERT by Robert Stiles ** FREE SHIPPING within contiguous U.S. **

Four Years Under Marse Robert is a well-known memoir of the American Civil War, written by Robert Stiles and is considered a classic of Confederate literature, offering a deeply personal and detailed look at the life of a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia.

The book is highly regarded by historians not just for its military accounts, but for its "human" perspective. Stiles captures:

The Daily Grind: Descriptions of camp life, the bonding between soldiers, and the "rough-housing" (like massive snowball fights) that provided relief from the stress of war.

The Brutality: He does not shy away from the horrors of combat, famously describing a scene where his company had to fight amongst the decaying remains of soldiers from a previous day's battle.

Devotion to Lee: The book reflects the near-religious reverence many soldiers felt for Lee. One famous anecdote in the book notes that while some men might believe they descended from monkeys (Darwinism), they believed "it took a God to make Marse Robert."

Spirit and Religion: A full chapter is dedicated to the religious revivals that took place within Lee?s army.

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Seller Inventory # CW139

Bibliographic Details

• Title: FOUR YEARS UNDER MARSE ROBERT
• Publisher: The Neale Publishing Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1910
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 pound
• Seller catalogs:
  • Confederate History
  • Civil War
  • Robert E Lee