Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
The companion volume to The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant ecause the great Confederate General Robert E. Lee died without penning his own memoirs, this volume-Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee, compiled by Rev. J. William Jones-is intended as a companion volume to The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. Included are chronicles from the chaplain, anecdotes from Lee's contemporaries, excerpts and letters from Lee's own writings, and several of the eulogies that were given at Lee's funeral. 'The author does not propose to add another 'Life of Lee' to the several that have been given to the public. Mine is a humbler but scarcely less important work. 'It is my proud privilege to have known General Lee intimately. I saw him on that day in April, 1861, on which he came to offer his stainless sword to the land that gave him birth. I followed his standard from Harper's Ferry, in 1861, to Appomattox Court-house, in 1865, coming into somewhat frequent con-tact with him, rejoicing with him at his long series of brilliant victories, and weeping with him when 'compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.' 'It was still my higher privilege to have been intimately associated with him during the last five years of his career, to have been one of the regular chaplains to his college, to have visited him frequently at his office and in his home, and to have had him sometimes under my own humble roof; to have mingled with him in the freest social intercourse, and to have been the daily witness of those beautiful traits of character which made him seem even grander in peace than in war.' -Rev. J. William Jones, D.D., from Preface of Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the Author
Rev. J. William Jones, D.D., served as Robert E. Lee's chaplain both during the Civil War and after.
Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee,J. William Jones,Louisiana State Univ Pr,0807119709,(Robert Edward),,1807-1870,Army,Biography,Confederate States of America.,Generals,History: American,Lee, Robert E.,U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877),United States,Lee, Robert E
Books Report:
Recommended Books