Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee

by John William Jones

Book Overview

When Robert E. Lee passed on without setting pen to paper on his memoirs, both North and South alike were deprived of a classic personal history of the War Between the States worthy to sit on the shelf next to Ulysses S.Grant's Personal Memoirs. The Reverend J. William Jones, Lee's chaplain, compiled this collection of reminiscences in its place as a memorial volume commemorating his death. Filled with correspondence with President Andrew Johnson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765305844
• ISBN13: 9780765305848
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read!!!!

This book is awesome. It flows so well that it makes you feel like you are actually part of the Lee family. It was amazing to read about the connection between Mary Lee and Martha Washington. This is a history of a soldier's wife that you don't want to miss!