With Lee in Virginia
Vincent Wingfield is the son of a wealthy Virginian planter. When the country goes to war, he enlists in the cavalry, and sees action under the various generals commanding the army in and near Virginia. He has several private adventures as well, including a personal enemy, prison escape, rescue of a young lady, spying expedition, and recovery of a stolen slave. He rises in rank in the Confederate army, and after the war is over, he marries and returns home to manage his mother's plantation.
Henty in this book gives an overview of the causes of the Civil War, and follows the battles and movements of the army in Virginia and the surrounding area. The issue of slavery is discussed several times from the viewpoint of an Englishman who detested the institution, but saw that most slaves on large plantations were well treated. While not an an exhaustive work, With Lee In Virginia covers the main generals (Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Grant, McClellan, Sherman, Pope, etc.) and the most important battles of the war in an interesting and instructive format. (Summary by Alayna May)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, War & Military Fiction
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 00 | Preface | Ryan Cherrick |
00:02:37 |
Play 01 | A Virginian Plantation | Ryan Cherrick |
00:31:43 |
Play 02 | Buying a Slave | Ryan Cherrick |
00:32:51 |
Play 03 | Aiding a Runaway | Ryan Cherrick |
00:31:13 |
Play 04 | Safely Back | Ryan Cherrick |
00:24:11 |
Play 05 | Secession | Ryan Cherrick |
00:26:50 |
Play 06 | Bull Run | Ryan Cherrick |
00:36:24 |
Play 07 | The Merrimac and the Monitor | Ryan Cherrick |
00:28:44 |
Play 08 | McClellan's Advance | Ryan Cherrick |
00:28:15 |
Play 09 | A Prisoner | Khaghbboommm |
00:28:39 |
Play 10 | The Escape | Khaghbboommm |
00:30:55 |
Play 11 | Fugitives | Khaghbboommm |
00:29:09 |
Play 12 | The Bush-Whackers | Khaghbboommm |
00:29:36 |
Play 13 | Laid-Up | Khaghbboommm |
00:30:19 |
Play 14 | Across the Border | Khaghbboommm |
00:33:17 |
Play 15 | Fredericksburg | Khaghbboommm |
00:29:38 |
Play 16 | The Search for Dinah | Khaghbboommm |
00:35:15 |
Play 17 | Chancellorsville | Khaghbboommm |
00:41:14 |
Play 18 | A Perilous Undertaking | Khaghbboommm |
00:33:44 |
Play 19 | Free | Khaghbboommm |
00:34:17 |
Play 20 | The End of the Struggle | Khaghbboommm |
00:31:48 |