Recollections and Letters of General ..., Robert E. Lee
Recollections and Letters of General ..., Robert E. Lee
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Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
As Recorded By His Son

Author: Robert E. Lee

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 13 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/27/2015

Synopsis

Robert E. Lee is one of the most famous and decorated American generals in history. The son of Revolutionary War hero Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee III, General Lee was a native of Virginia and a top graduate at West Point. So distinguished was Lee, that President Abraham Lincoln offered him command of the entire Union army before the onset of the Civil War. Lee famously declined the offer, and instead served his home state of Virginia after it seceded. His closeness with his soldiers as well as his leadership came to personify the South. Here, in a collection of personal correspondence compiled by his son, Captain Robert E. Lee, the man behind the uniform is revealed.

About Robert E. Lee

Born in 1807 in Virginia, Robert E. Lee came to military prominence during the U.S. Civil War, commanding his home state's armed forces and becoming general-in-chief of the Confederate forces toward the end of the conflict

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Goodreads review by Jeff

This is an excellent collection of the great Southern General. His son did his father a great service in publishing the authentic thoughts of his father. The last thing Robert E. Lee stands for is oppression and the Civil War. He did not want the war and hoped Jefferson Davis and others would come t......more

Goodreads review by Crystal

I have to say honestly, that I had truly no idea that General Robert E. Lee lived for another 5 years following his surrender to Grant during the Civil War. I mean, I guess I didn't just figure that he'd died and that was the end, but I had no idea how much he really lived, I guess is what I am tryi......more

Goodreads review by Josef

A Complicated Man Judging from a 21st century perspective, it is too easy for many to condemn General Robert E. Lee as a racist slaveholder who rebelled against his country. Unfortunately for those who hold such a view, the truth is more complicated. Lee was a slaveholder, yes, and he fought for the......more

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