RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE

GRAY COVER, FADING ON SPINE, FORMER OWNER NAME AND STAMP INSIDE FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FRONTISPIECE IS PICTURE OF GENERAL LEE. INTRODUCTION BY GAMALIEL BRADFORD AND ADDED MATERIAL FROM DR. WILLIAM TAYLOR THOM. 24 DETAILED CHAPTERS. A FEW ARE SERVICE IN ARMY, LETTERS TO FAMILY, CONFEDERATE GENERAL, IDOL OF SOUTH, FAMILY AFFAIRS AND MANY OTHERS DETAILING A PRODUCTIVE INTERESTING LIFE. GREAT DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ONE OF THE IMPORTANT FIGURES IN HISTORY. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia—the Confederacy's most powerful army—from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as a skilled tactician. son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy and an exceptional officer and military engineer in the United States Army for 32 years. He served across the United States, distinguished himself extensively during the Mexican–American War, and was Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.