Captain Lee, of the Engineers, a hero to his child-The family pets- Home from the Mexican War-Three years in Baltimore-Superintendent of the West Point Military Academy-Lieutenant-Colonel of Second Cavalry- Supresses "John Brown Raid" at Harper's Ferry-Commands the Department of TaxesThe first vivid recollection I have of my father is his arrival at Arlington, after his return from the Mexican War. I can remember some events of which he seemed a part, when we lived at Fort Hamilton, New York, about 1846, but they are more like dreams, very indistinct and disconnected-naturally so, for I was at that time about three years old. But the day of his return to Arlington, after an absence of more than two years, I have always remembered. I had a frock or blouse of some light wash material, probably cotton, a blue ground dotted over with white diamond figures...
The commander of the Confederacy, “Light Horse Harry” remains one of the most fascinating figures of the American Civil War. These are his letters, the personal thoughts and insights from the great military mind and icon of the era.
Captain Robert E. Lee gathered his memories of his family and life in Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee (1904).
Revered in his lifetime, Robert E. Lee achieved legendary status after his death.
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.
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RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee was compiled by his son, Captain Robert E. Lee, Jr. It remains the best source about Robert E. Lee and his non-military life.
Captain Robert E. Lee, the son of the famous General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), has offers his recollections of his father, including letters from General Lee to his family.
As Robert E. Lee did not live to complete his work on the campaigns in Virginia during the American Civil War, who better than Captain Robert E. Lee, Jr. to compile this wonderful collection of memories.Here is the great general in letters ...
The letters and reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate Army in the Civil War, collected by his son.