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Index
Title page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
FOREWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS
MAPS
CHAPTER I-A CARRIAGE GOES TO ALEXANDRIA
CHAPTER II-A BACKGROUND OF GREAT TRADITIONS
CHAPTER III-FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF WEST POINT
CHAPTER IV-THE EDUCATION OF A CADET
CHAPTER V-SORROW AND SCANDAL COME TO THE LEES
CHAPTER VI-MARRIAGE
CHAPTER VII-THE ANCIENT WAR OF STAFF AND LINE
CHAPTER VIII-LEE IS BROUGHT CLOSE TO FRUSTRATION
CHAPTER IX-YOUTH CONSPIRES AGAINST A GIANT
CHAPTER X-LEE STUDIES HIS ANCESTORS
CHAPTER XI-AN ESTABLISHED PLACE IN THE CORPS
CHAPTER XII-FIVE DRAB YEARS END IN OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER XIII-A CAMPAIGN WITHOUT A CANNON SHOT
CHAPTER XIV-FIRST EXPERIENCES UNDER FIRE-(VERA CRUZ)
CHAPTER XV-A DAY UNDER A LOG CONTRIBUTES TO VICTORY-(CERRO GORDO)
CHAPTER XVI-LAURELS IN A LAVA FIELD-(PADIERNA AND CHURUBUSCO)
CHAPTER XVII-INTO THE “HALLS OF THE MONTEZUMAS”
CHAPTER XVIII-THE BUILDING OF FORT CARROLL
CHAPTER XIX-WEST POINT PROVES TO BE NO SINECURE
CHAPTER XX-LEE TRANSFERS FROM STAFF TO LINE
CHAPTER XXI-EDUCATION BY COURT-MARTIAL
CHAPTER XXII-THE LEES BECOME LAND-POOR
CHAPTER XXIII-AN INTRODUCTION TO MILITANT ABOLITIONISM
CHAPTER XXIV-COLONEL LEE DECLARES THE FAITH THAT IS IN HIM
CHAPTER XXV-THE ANSWER HE WAS BORN TO MAKE
CHAPTER XXVI-ON A TRAIN EN ROUTE TO RICHMOND
CHAPTER XXVII-VIRGINIA LOOKS TO LEE
CHAPTER XXVIII-CAN VIRGINIA BE DEFENDED?
CHAPTER XXIX-THE VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED OUT
CHAPTER XXX-THE MOBILIZATION COMPLETED
CHAPTER XXXI-THE WAR OPENS ON THREE VIRGINIA FRONTS
CHAPTER XXXII-LEE DISCLOSES A WEAKNESS
CHAPTER XXXIII-LEE CONDUCTS HIS FIRST CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER XXXIV-POLITICS IN WAR: A SORRY STORY
CHAPTER XXXV-POLITICS, THE RAIN DEMON, AND ANOTHER FAILURE
CHAPTER XXXVI-AN EASY LESSON IN COMBATING SEA-POWER
APPENDIX I-1-THE OFFER OF THE UNION COMMAND TO LEE IN 1861
APPENDIX I-2-TOWNSEND’S ACCOUNT OF LEE’S INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT, APRIL 18, 1861
APPENDIX I-3-THE SUMMONS OF LEE TO RICHMOND, APRIL, 1861
APPENDIX I-4-THE STAFF OF GENERAL LEE
FIRST PERIOD-THE VIRGINIA COMMAND
SECOND PERIOD-THE WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
THIRD PERIOD-THE SOUTH CAROLINA OPERATIONS
FOURTH PERIOD-ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
FIFTH PERIOD-COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
APPENDIX I-5-GENERAL LEE’S MOUNTS
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