| Portion of title |
Man, the soldier, the myth |
| Contents |
Escaping family history -- Corps of cadets -- "Worthy of each other" -- "The little Lees" -- "Here working for my country" Part I -- War with Mexico -- "Here working for my country" Part II -- Trouble with "the people" -- "I shall mourn for my country" -- The first year -- Valour fortitude & boldness" -- "We cannot afford to be idle" -- Victory and defeat -- "A mere question of time" -- Siege and surrender -- "The coward looks back" -- "General Lee's college" -- "Peace is not restored" -- "Only the hero of a lost cause" -- Epilogue: Myth building. |
| Abstract |
Presents the life of the Confederate general, describing his childhood, his thirty-five year career in the U.S. Army, his decision to fight for the South during the Civil War, and his command of some of the famous battles of the war. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-295) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2018962588 |
| ISBN | 9781629799100 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1629799106 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
