Recollections and LettersBarnes & Noble Publishing, 2004 - 432 pages Just as its subject, General Robert E. Lee, was no ordinary man, The Recollections and Letters is no ordinary book. In defeat, the formal Confederate general became the personification of the South. This was a remarkable evolution for a man who in 1861 took up arms against the nation of his birth and subsequently led an army to a devastating end. Lee's transformation from defeated general to American hero was due in part to Robert E. Lee, Jr.'s, dedication to his father's memory. In 1904 the younger Lee produced The Recollections and Letters, a book made up primarily of the general's personal correspondence, much of which was written to his wife and children. The book provided touching insights into the general's family life, allowing readers to connect with him on a more human level. Any study of Robert E. Lee, the South, the Civil War, or American history is incomplete without The Recollections and Letters. |
Table des matières
SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY | 1 |
THE CONFEDERATE GENERAL | 19 |
LETTERS TO WIFE AND DAUGHTERS | 41 |
ARMY LIFE OF ROBERT THE YOUNGER | 61 |
THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA | 80 |
THE WINTER OF 18634 | 99 |
FRONTING THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC | 114 |
THE SURRENDER | 128 |
MOUNTAIN RIDES | 237 |
AN ADVISER OF YOUNG MEN | 251 |
THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD | 268 |
MRS R E LEE | 286 |
LEES LETTERS TO HIS SONS | 305 |
THE NEW HOME IN LEXINGTON | 321 |
FAILING HEALTH | 338 |
THE SOUTHERN TRIP | 349 |
A PRIVATE CITIZEN | 144 |
PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE | 159 |
THE IDOL OF THE SOUTH | 176 |
LEES OPINION UPON THE LATE WAR | 194 |
FAMILY AFFAIRS | 210 |
AN IDEAL FATHER | 226 |
A ROUND OF VISITS | 371 |
LAST DAYS | 388 |
ENDNOTES | 397 |
SUGGESTED READING | 403 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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