Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

Contents: Chapter I Services in the United States Army Captain Lee, of the Engineers, a hero to his child--The family pets--Home from the Mexican War--Three years in Baltimore-- Superintendent of the West Point Military Academy--Lieutenant- Colonel of Second Cavalry--Supresses "John Brown Raid" at Harper's Ferry--Commands the Department of Taxes . Chapter II The Confederate General Resigns from Colonelcy of First United States Cavalry--Motives for this step--Chosen to command Virginia forces--Anxiety about his wife, family, and possessions--Chief advisor to President Davis-- Battle of Manassas--Military operations in West Virginia--Letter to State Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter III Letters to Wife and Daughters From Camp on Sewell's Mountain--Quotation from Colonel Taylor's book--From Professor Wm. P. Trent--From Mr. Davis's Memorial Address--Defense of Southern ports--Christmas, 1861--The General AND MORE