Lee & his army in confederate history / Gary W. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Gary W., author.

Series:

Civil War America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Military leadership.

Lee, Robert E.

Confederate States of America. Army.

Confederate States of America.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

Confederate States of America--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Was Robert E Lee a gifted soldier whose only weaknesses lay in the depth of his loyalty to his troops, affection for his lieutenants, and dedication to the cause of the Confederacy? This work contains eight essays that offer the author's thinking on Lee, exploring the relationship between Lee's operations and Confederate morale.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Essay Credits; Part One: Lee's Campaign; The Net Result of the Campaign Was in Our Favor; The Yanks Have Had a Terrible Whipping; Lee's Army Has Not Lost Any of its Prestige; Our Hearts are Full of Hope; Part Two: Lee as a Confederate General; An Old-Fashioned Soldier in a Modern War?; I Have to Make the Best of What I Have; Fighting the Battles of Second Fredericksburg & Salem Church; Part Three: Lee & His Army in the Lost Cause; Shaping Public Memory of the Civil War; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890875143

9780807875629

0807875627

OCLC:

476268534