Recollections And Letters Of General Robert E. Lee By His Son

Robert E. Lee, Jr. (1843 - 1914)

The life of the Confederate States of America general, Robert E. Lee, through the eyes of his youngest son, who was also a Confederate Army officer. Published in 1905. Note: in many of the letters the recipient's name is printed after General Lee's signature; the White House is not that in Washington but General Lee's elder son's house in Virginia. - Summary by david wales

Genre(s): War & Military, Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Keyword(s): biography (335), civil war (146), letters (99), American civil war (55), Confederacy (19), u.s. army (7), confederate states of america (5), post civil war life (1), washington and lee university (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Services In The United States Army David Wales
00:40:34
Play 02 The Confederate General David Wales
00:48:30
Play 03 Letters To Wife And Daughters David Wales
00:41:23
Play 04 Army Life Of Robert The Younger David Wales
00:40:49
Play 05 The Army Of Northern Virginia David Wales
00:39:48
Play 06 The Winter of 1863-4 David Wales
00:30:11
Play 07 Fronting The Army Of The Potomac David Wales
00:29:12
Play 08 The Surrender David Wales
00:33:36
Play 09 A Private Citizen David Wales
00:30:43
Play 10 President Of Washington College David Wales
00:38:08
Play 11 The Idol Of The South David Wales
00:36:24
Play 12 Lee's Opinion On The Late War David Wales
00:35:13
Play 13 Family Affairs David Wales
00:31:59
Play 14 An Ideal Father David Wales
00:24:02
Play 15 Mountain Rides David Wales
00:31:20
Play 16 An Adviser Of Young Men David Wales
00:35:26
Play 17 The Reconstruction Period David Wales
00:37:31
Play 18 Mrs. R.E. Lee David Wales
00:38:57
Play 19 Lee's Letters To His Sons David Wales
00:32:42
Play 20 The New Home In Lexington David Wales
00:35:12
Play 21 Failing Health David Wales
00:22:35
Play 22 The Southern Trip David Wales
00:47:41
Play 23 A Round Of Visits David Wales
00:38:53
Play 24 Last Days David Wales
00:21:04