Contents
CHAPTER I—A CARRIAGE GOES TO ALEXANDRIA 12
CHAPTER II—A BACKGROUND OF GREAT TRADITIONS 24
CHAPTER III—FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF WEST POINT 46
CHAPTER IV—THE EDUCATION OF A CADET 56
CHAPTER V—SORROW AND SCANDAL COME TO THE LEES 75
CHAPTER VII—THE ANCIENT WAR OF STAFF AND LINE 93
CHAPTER VIII—LEE IS BROUGHT CLOSE TO FRUSTRATION 105
CHAPTER IX—YOUTH CONSPIRES AGAINST A GIANT 113
CHAPTER X—LEE STUDIES HIS ANCESTORS 127
CHAPTER XI—AN ESTABLISHED PLACE IN THE CORPS 135
CHAPTER XII—FIVE DRAB YEARS END IN OPPORTUNITY 144
CHAPTER XIII—A CAMPAIGN WITHOUT A CANNON SHOT 158
CHAPTER XIV—FIRST EXPERIENCES UNDER FIRE—(VERA CRUZ) 169
CHAPTER XV—A DAY UNDER A LOG CONTRIBUTES TO VICTORY—(CERRO GORDO) 183
CHAPTER XVI—LAURELS IN A LAVA FIELD—(PADIERNA AND CHURUBUSCO) 192
CHAPTER XVII—INTO THE “HALLS OF THE MONTEZUMAS” 211
CHAPTER XVIII—THE BUILDING OF FORT CARROLL 250
CHAPTER XIX—WEST POINT PROVES TO BE NO SINECURE 263
CHAPTER XX—LEE TRANSFERS FROM STAFF TO LINE 277
CHAPTER XXI—EDUCATION BY COURT-MARTIAL 293
CHAPTER XXII—THE LEES BECOME LAND-POOR 306
CHAPTER XXIII—AN INTRODUCTION TO MILITANT ABOLITIONISM 316
CHAPTER XXIV—COLONEL LEE DECLARES THE FAITH THAT IS IN HIM 324
CHAPTER XXV—THE ANSWER HE WAS BORN TO MAKE 342
CHAPTER XXVI—ON A TRAIN EN ROUTE TO RICHMOND 355
CHAPTER XXVII—VIRGINIA LOOKS TO LEE 364
CHAPTER XXVIII—CAN VIRGINIA BE DEFENDED? 373
CHAPTER XXIX—THE VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED OUT 387
CHAPTER XXX—THE MOBILIZATION COMPLETED 402
CHAPTER XXXI—THE WAR OPENS ON THREE VIRGINIA FRONTS 415
CHAPTER XXXII—LEE DISCLOSES A WEAKNESS 425
CHAPTER XXXIII—LEE CONDUCTS HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN 435
CHAPTER XXXIV—POLITICS IN WAR: A SORRY STORY 454
CHAPTER XXXV—POLITICS, THE RAIN DEMON, AND ANOTHER FAILURE 460
CHAPTER XXXVI—AN EASY LESSON IN COMBATING SEA-POWER 472
APPENDIX I-1—THE OFFER OF THE UNION COMMAND TO LEE IN 1861 492
APPENDIX I-2—TOWNSEND’S ACCOUNT OF LEE’S INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT, APRIL 18, 1861 495
APPENDIX I-3—THE SUMMONS OF LEE TO RICHMOND, APRIL, 1861 496
APPENDIX I-4—THE STAFF OF GENERAL LEE 497
FIRST PERIOD—THE VIRGINIA COMMAND 498
SECOND PERIOD—THE WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN 498
THIRD PERIOD—THE SOUTH CAROLINA OPERATIONS 499
FOURTH PERIOD—ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT 499
FIFTH PERIOD—COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA 500
APPENDIX I-5—GENERAL LEE’S MOUNTS 503
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 506