General Lee - Biography of Robert E. Lee

Informationen zum Autor Fitzhugh Lee was the nephew of Robert E. Lee, and a commander in Lee's army. Klappentext "A soldier! a politician! and an author! General Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905) had earlier attended West Point as a cadet and proved to be a boisterous challenge to the superintendent of the Academy! who w" Zusammenfassung "A soldier, a politician, and an author, General Fitzhugh Lee (1835--1905) had earlier attended West Point as a cadet and proved to be a boisterous challenge to the superintendent of the Academy, who w" Inhaltsverzeichnis * Ancestry * BirthCareer As Officer of Engineers! United States Army * A Cavalry Officer of the Army of the United States * War * Invasion of Virginia * The Campaign in West Virginia * Atlantic Coast DefensesAssigned to Duty in Richmond as Commander in Chief Under the Direction of the Southern President * Commands the Army Defending Richmond! and Seven Days Battles * Second Battle of Manassas * Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg * Chancellorsville * Gettysburg * Campaign in VirginiaBristol Station; Mine Run; Wilderness * Siege of Petersburg * Evacuation of Richmond and the Petersburg LinesRetreat and Surrender * Return to RichmondPresident of Washington College; Death and Burial * Military Character

Product details

• Authors: Fitzhugh Lee, Lee Fitzhugh
• Assisted by: Blake Magner (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1994
• EAN: 9780306805899
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80589-9
• No. of pages: 489
• Series: Campaigns of the Civil War S; Campaigns of the Civil War S
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)