James I Robertson
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
To some, Robert E. Lee is a beloved general, held in the highest regard. To others, he is one of history's most paradoxical heroes. He fought passionately to defend his homeland and was one of the nation's greatest soldiers, yet his name is often inextricably linked with slavery and secession.
14) Recollections of a Maryland Confederate soldier and staff officer under Johnston, Jackson and Lee
Author
Publisher
Morningside Bookshop
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An anthology of excerpts from the four-volume classic "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" features first-hand recollections by the Civil War's commanders and subordinates on both sides, with commentary by such leading scholars as James McPherson and Joan Waugh.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In July 1883, just a few days after the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at the Century magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm: Why not let the magazine's 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering "a series of papers on some of the great battles of
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