Lee In the Shadow of Washington
- ISBN-10
- 0807155543
- ISBN-13
- 9780807155547
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-10
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Author
- Richard B. McCaslin
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