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Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee

Name: Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee
Author: Robert Edward Lee
ISBN: 9780486461823

by Robert Edward Lee

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Overview

This remarkable portrait of the idol of the Confederacy features personal reminiscences by his son as well as the general's letters to his family. Dating from the Mexican-American War in the 1840s to Lee's death in 1870, they provide intimate glimpses of a well-known but enigmatic man.

Synopsis

This remarkable portrait of the idol of the Confederacy features personal reminiscences by his son as well as the general's letters to his family from the Mexican-American and Civil Wars.