Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee, by Captain Robert E. Lee, his Son

About this eBook

Author

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1843-1914

Title

Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

Credits

Produced by Brett Fishburne and David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography

Category

Text

eBook-No.

2323

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2323

Release Date

September 1, 2000

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERS — OF — GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE
2. 2.by Captain Robert E. Lee, His Son
3. 3.Chapter I Services in the United States Army Captain Lee, of the
4. 4.Chapter II The Confederate General Resigns from Colonelcy of First
5. 5.Chapter III Letters to Wife and Daughters From Camp on Sewell’s
6. 6.Chapter IV Army Life of Robert the Younger Volunteer in Rockbridge
7. 7.Chapter V The Army of Northern Virginia The General’s sympathy for
8. 8.Chapter VI The Winter of 1863-4 The Lee family in Richmond—The
9. 9.Chapter VII Fronting the Army of the Potomac Battle of Cold
10. 10.Chapter VIII The Surrender Fort Fisher captured—Lee made
11. 11.Chapter IX A Private Citizen Lee’s conception of the part—His influence
12. 12.Chapter X President of Washington College Patriotic motives for
13. 13.Chapter XI The Idol of the South Photographs and autographs in
14. 14.Chapter XII Lee’s Opinion upon the Late War His intention to write
15. 15.Chapter XIII Family Affairs The General writes to his sons—To his wife
16. 16.Chapter XIV An Ideal Father Letters to Mildred Lee—To Robert—To
17. 17.Chapter XV Mountain Rides An incident about “Traveller”—The General’s
18. 18.Chapter XVI An Advisor of Young Men Lee’s policy as college
19. 19.Chapter XVII The Reconstruction Period The General believes in
20. 20.Chapter XVIII Mrs. R. E. Lee Goes to Warm Springs for rheumatism—Her
21. 21.Chapter XIX Lee’s Letters to His Sons The building of Robert’s
22. 22.Chapter XX The New Home in Lexington Numerous guests—Further sojourns
23. 23.Chapter XXI Failing Health The General declines lucrative positions
24. 24.Chapter XXII The Southern Trip Letters to Mrs. Lee from Richmond and
25. 25.Chapter XXIII A Round of Visits Baltimore—Alexandria—A war-talk with
26. 26.Chapter XXIV Last Days Letter to his wife—To Mr. Tagart—Obituary
27. 27.Chapter I — Services in the United States Army
28. 28.Chapter II — The Confederate General
29. 29.Chapter III — Letters to Wife and Daughters
30. 30.Chapter IV — Army Life of Robert the Younger
31. 31.Chapter V — The Army of Northern Virginia
32. 32.Chapter VI — The Winter of 1863-4
33. 33.Chapter VII — Fronting the Army of the Potomac
34. 34.Chapter VIII — The Surrender
35. 35.Chapter IX — A Private Citizen
36. 36.Chapter X — President of Washington College
37. 37.Chapter XI — The Idol of the South
38. 38.Chapter XII — Lee’s Opinion upon the Late War
39. 39.Chapter XIII — Family Affairs
40. 40.Chapter XIV — An Ideal Father
41. 41.Chapter XV — Mountain Rides
42. 42.Chapter XVI — An Advisor of Young Men
43. 43.Chapter XVII — The Reconstruction Period
44. 44.Chapter XVIII — Mrs. R. E. Lee
45. 45.Chapter XIX — Lee’s Letters to His Sons
46. 46.Chapter XX — The New Home in Lexington
47. 47.Chapter XXI — Failing Health
48. 48.Chapter XXII — The Southern Trip
49. 49.Chapter XXIII — A Round of Visits
50. 50.Chapter XXIV — Last Days

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