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ROBERT E. LEE

A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources

CONTENTS General Biographies -Early Works…..p.1 -Modern Studies…..p.2 -Comparative Studies…..p.4 West Point.....p.5 Pre-Civil War.....p.5 Civil War.....p.6 Postwar Life.....p.7 Miscellaneous….p.7

GENERAL BIOGRAPHIES

-Early Works

Bradford, Gamaliel. Lee the American. NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. 324 p. E467.1.L4.B782.

Cooke, John E. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee. NY: Appleton, 1871. 577 p. E467.1.L4.C74.

Hampton, Wade. Address on the Life and Character of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Baltimore: J. Murphy, 1871. 54 p. E467.1.L4.H36.

Jones, J. William. Life and Letters of Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man. Harrisonburg, VA: Sprinkle, 1986 reprint of 1906 edition. 486 p. E467.1.L4.J66.

_____. Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee. Richmond, VA: US Historical Society Press, 1989. 509 p. E467.1.L4.J672.

Lee, Robert E. The Story of Robert E. Lee, as Told in his Own Words and those of his Contemporaries. [Edited by Ralston B. Lattimore] Phila: Eastern Natl Park & Monument Assn, 1964. 96 p. E467.1.L4.L436. Robert E. Lee p.2

Lee, Robert E., Jr. My Father, General Lee: A New Ed. of Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1960. 453 p. E467.1.L4.R33.

Long, A. L. Memoirs of Robert E. Lee: His Military and Personal History, Embracing a Large Amount of Information Hitherto Unpublished. NY: Stoddart, 1887. 707 p. E467.1.L4.L66.

McCabe, James D. Life and Campaigns of General Robert E. Lee. Atlanta, GA: Natl Pub Co, 1866. 717 p. E467.1.L4.M28.

Page, Thomas N. Robert E. Lee: The Southerner. NY: Scribner, 1908. 312 p. E467.1.L4.P33.

Pollard, Edward A. The Early Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of Robert E. Lee: With a Record of the Campaigns and Heroic Deeds of his Companions in Arms. NY: E.B. Treat, 1971. 851 p. E467.P59.

Pryor, Elizabeth B. Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters. NY: Viking, 2007. 658 p. E467.1.L4.P79.

Roland, Charles P. Reflections on Lee: A Historian’s Assessment. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 1995. 130 p. E467.1.L4.R65.

_____. “Robert E. Lee and Slavery.” Civil War Times (Feb 2009): pp. 30-39. Per.

Spiller, Roger J., editor. Dictionary of American Military Biography. Vol. 2. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1984. pp. 612-16. U52.D53.

Swift, Eben. The Military Education of Robert E. Lee, with Some Comparisons. S.l.: E. Swift, 1926. 44 p. E467.1.L4.S94.

-Modern Studies

Axelrod, Alan. Generals South, Generals North: The Commanders of the Civil War Reconsidered. Guilford, CT: Lyons, 2011. pp. 27-40. E467.A94.

Eicher, David J . Robert E. Lee: A Life Portrait. Dallas, TX: Taylor, 1997. 238 p. E467.1.L4.E35.

Fellman, Michael. The Making of Robert E. Lee. NY: Random House, 2000. 360 p. E467.1.L4.F45.

Freeman, Douglas S. R.E. Lee: A Biography. 4 vols. NY: Scribner's, 1937. E467.1.L4.F83. And Lee: An Abridgement in One Volume by Richard Harwell; E467.1.L4.G83.

Gallagher, Gary W. “’A Great General is so Rare’: Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy.” In Leaders of the Lost Cause: Reflections on Eight Generals of the Confederacy. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2004. pp. 1-42. E467.L436. Robert E. Lee p.3

_____. “The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.” North & South (Jun 2000): pp. 10-24. Per.

_____. “’If the Enemy is There, We Must Attack Him’: R.E. Lee and the Second Day at Gettysburg.” In Three Days at Gettysburg. Kent, OH: Kent State, 1999. pp. 109-29. E475.53.T57.

_____. Lee and his Generals in War and Memory. Baton Rouge: LSU, 1998. 298 p. E467.1.L4.G35.

_____. Lee the Soldier. Lincoln, NE: U UE, 1996. 620 p. E467.1.L4.L44.

Grimsley, Mark. "Robert E. Lee: The Life and Career of the Master General." Civil War Times Illustrated (Nov 1985): Entire Issue. Per.

Halsey, Cynthia S. “’Troubled Times’: The Civil War Experiences of Five Wives of Virginia-Born Confederate Generals, 1859-1869.” PhD dss, VA CU, 1996. 128 p. E628.H37. Includes Mary Anna Custis Lee

Hogg, Ian V. Robert E. Lee. NY: Gallery, 1990. 80 p. E467.1.L4.H64.

Horn, Stanley F., editor. The Robert E. Lee Reader. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1949. 542 p. E467.L4.R62.

McCaslin, Richard B. “In the Shadow of Washington: Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy.” North & South (Apr 01): pp. 14-23. Per.

_____. Lee in the Shadow of Washington. Baton Rouge: LSU, 2001. 260 p. E467.1.L4.M29.

Mapp, Alf J. Frock Coats and Epaulets. NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1963. 501 p. E467.M37. See Chap. 2.

Nolan, Alan T. “Demolishing the Myth: Evaluating Lee’s Generalship.” North & South (Jun 2000): pp. 29-36. Per.

_____. “R.E. Lee and July 1 at Gettysburg.” In Three Days at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership. Kent, OH: Kent State, 1999. pp. 3-24. E475.53.T57.

Reid, Brian H. Robert E. Lee: Icon for a Nation. Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2007. 271 p. E467.1.L4.R45.

Sanborn, Margaret. Robert E. Lee: A Portrait, 1807-61. Phila: Lippincott, 1966. 353 p. E467.1.L4.S26v1.

Swift, Eben. The Military Education of Robert E. Lee, With Some Comparison. Mimeograph, 1926. 45 p. E467.1.L4.S97.

Taylor, John M. “The General and the Historians.” Columbiad Vol. 3, No. 4: pp. 140-52. Per. Robert E. Lee p.4

Thomas, Emory M. “Ambivalent Visions of Victory: Davis, Lee, and Confederate Grand Strategy.” In Jefferson Davis’s Generals [Edited by Gabor Boritt] NY: Oxford, 1999. pp. 27-45. E470.J44.

_____. Robert E. Lee: A Biography. NY: Norton, 1995. 472 p. E467.1.L4.T56.

_____. Robert E. Lee: An Album. NY: Norton, 2000. 135 p. E467.1.L4.T562. Profusely illustrated.

Trudeau, Noah A. Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership. NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. 234 p. E467.1.L4.T78.

Wayland, John W. Robert E. Lee and His Family. Staunton, VA: McClure, 1951. 104 p. E467.1.L4.W29.

Winston, Robert W. Robert E. Lee: A Biography. NY: W. Morrow, 1934. 428 p. E467.1.L4.W77.

-Comparative Studies

Addicott, Jeffrey F. "Desert Storm: Robert E. Lee or William Tecumseh Sherman?" Command Magazine (Jul/Aug 1992): pp. 38-43. Per. Analyzes operational strategy and law of war; Lee is his answer.

Alexander, Holmes M. Washington and Lee: A Study in the Will to Win. Boston: Western Islands, 1966. 114 p. E312.17.A43.

Allan, William. Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and the Army of Northern Virginia. NY: Da Capo, 1995 reprint of 1880 & 1892 eds. 537 p. E470.2.A45.

Anderson, Nancy S. & Dwight G. The Generals—Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Avenel, NJ: Random House, 1994. 523 p. E467.A536.

Bonekemper, Edward H., III. Grant and Lee: Victorious American and Vanquished Virginian. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008. 436 p. E470.B66.

Casdorph, Paul D. Lee and Jackson: Confederate Chieftains. NY: Paragon, 1992. 498 p. E467.C38.

Dougherty, Kevin. “Robert E. Lee and Turning Movements Based on Reconnaissance.” In Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience. Jackson. MS: UP MS, 2007. pp. 117-21. E467.D68. Cerro Gordo & Chancellorsville.

Newell, Clayton R. Lee vs. McClellan: The First Campaign. Wash, DC: Regnery, 1996. 325 p. E472.17.N49.

Selcer, Richard F. Lee v. Pickett: Two Divided by War. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas, 1998. 135 p. E467.1.S34. Robert E. Lee p.5

Smith, Gene. Lee and Grant: A Dual Biography. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1984. 412 p. E467.1.S62.

Woodworth, Steven. Davis and Lee at War. Lawrence, KS: U KS, 1995. 409 p. E467.1.D26.W83.

WEST POINT: CADET & SUPERINTENDENT

Dekay, Charles. "Captain Theophile Marie D'Oremieulx." Association of Graduates, US Military Academy, 1903. Bulletin No. 3. pp. 42-46. U410.K3.A2. See also pp. 39-41. "Recollections of West Point in 1853."

Fleming, Thomas J. West Point. NY: Morrow, 1969. 402 p. U410.L1.F55. See index.

Rhodes, Charles Dudley. Robert E. Lee, The West Pointer. Richmond, VA: Lee Memorial, 1932. 42 p. E467.1.L4.R46.

PRE-CIVIL WAR

Arthur, Robert. History of Fort Monroe. Ft Monroe, VA: Coast Artillery School, 1930. 290 p. UA26.M56.A77. From 1829-34 Lee assisted in construction.

Barnard, J.G. The Dangers and Defences of New York. NY: Van Nostrand, 1859. 62 p. UG412.N5.B37. Bound with James St. Clair Morton's Memoir on the Dangers and Defences of New York City, 1858, 93 p. Although Lee was not associated with East Coast defenses after 1853, these treaties review NY coastal defense history.

Cope, James A. “Winfield Scott’s Mexico City Operation: The Genesis of American Operational Art.” Ft. Leavenworth, KS: USACGSC, 1989. 52 p. E405.6.C66.

Dederer, John M. "The Origins of Robert E. Lee's Bold Generalship: A Reinterpretation." Military Affairs (Jul 1985): pp. 117-23. Per. Examines the major influences on Lee's strategic thinking.

Dugard, Martin. The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. NY: Little, Brown, 2008. 446 p. E403.D84.

Hodges, Frederick B. “Lee Builds and Army: From Malvern Hill to Second Manassas.” Ft. Leavenworth, KS: USACGSC, 1993. 47 p. E545.H63. Robert E. Lee p.6

Manuel, Dale A. “Robert E. Lee and the Construction of Fort Carroll, Maryland.” Coast Defense Journal (Aug 2004): pp. 40-54. Per.

Rister, Carl C. Robert E. Lee in Texas. Norman, OK: U OK, 1946. 183 p. E467.1.L4.R58.

Thomas, Emory M. “Young Man Lee.” In Leadership During the Civil War: The 1989 Deep Delta Civil War Symposium, Themes in Honor of T. Harry Williams. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane, 1992. pp. 38-54. E468.D42.

"'We Are Our Own Trumpeters': Robert E. Lee Describes Winfield Scott's Campaign to Mexico City." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (Jul 1987): pp. 363-75. Per. Introduction to and reprint of Lee's 2 Oct 1847 letter.

CIVIL WAR

Bowden, Scott, & Ward, Bill. Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign. NY: DaCapo, 2001. 624 p. E475.51.B69.

Carmichael, Peter S. In Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee. Baton Rouge: LSU, 2004. 174 p. E467.1.L4.A93.

Dowdey, Clifford. Lee Takes Command. NY: Barnes & Noble, 1994. 380 p. E473.68.D62.

Gallagher, Gary W. “An Old Fashioned Soldier in a Modern War?: Robert E. Lee as Confederate General.” Civil War History (Dec 1999): pp. 295-321. Per.

_____. “When Lee was Mortal.” MHQ (Spring 1998): pp. 48-57. Per. Contrasts early war public opinion with the later idolatry.

Glatthaar, Joseph T. “Profile in Leadership: Generalship and Resistance in Robert E. Lee’s First Month in Command of the Army of Northern Virginia.” In Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict Over the American Civil War. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 2009. pp. 68-86. E468.W39.

Hall, Granville F. Lee’s Invasion of Northwest Virginia. Chicago: Mayer & Miller, 1911. 164 p. E472.1.H17.

Harsh, Joseph L. Confederate Tide Rising: Robert E. Lee and the Making of Southern Strategy, 1861-1862. Kent, OH: Kent State, 1998. 278 p. E487.H37.

Luvaas, Jay. "Lee and the Operational Art: The Right Place, the Right Time." Parameters (Autumn 1992): pp. 2-18. Per.

Manarin, Louis H. “Lee in Command: Strategic and Tactical Policies.” PhD dss, Duke, 1964. 623 p. E467.1.L4.M36. Robert E. Lee p.7

Mapp, Alf J., Jr. Frock Coats and Epaulets: Psychological Portraits of Confederate Military and Political Leaders. Lanham, MD: Hamilton, 1987 reprint of 1963 edition. 501 p. E467.M37. See Chap II.

McKinney, Tim. Robert E. Lee at Sewell Mountain: The West Virginia Campaign. Charleston, WV: Pictorial Histories, 1990. 148 p. E472.6.M39.

Nolan, Alan T. “Historians’ Perspectives on Lee.” Columbiad Vol. 2, No. 4 (Winter 1999): pp. 27-45. Per. Current historiography.

_____. Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 1991. 231 p. E467.1.L4.N66.

_____. "R.E. Lee and July 1 at Gettysburg," In The First Day at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership. Kent, OH: Kent State, 1992. pp. 1-29. E475.53.F57.

Rafuse, Ethan S. Robert E. Lee and the Fall of the Confederacy, 1863-1865. :Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. 283 p. E467.1.L4.R32.

Sears, Stephen W. “The Lee of Gettysburg.” North & South (Jul 2003): pp. 12-19. Per.

Sneiderman, Barney. Warriors Seven: Seven American Commanders, Seven Wars, and the Irony of Battle. NY: Savas Beattie, 2006. 298 p. U52.S54. Lee at Malvern Hill.

Smith, Timothy H. The Story of Lee’s Headquarters: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas, 1995. 92 p. E475.53.S64.

Taylor, Walter H. General Lee, his Campaigns in Virginia, 1861-1865: With Personal Reminiscences. Lincoln, NE: U NE, 1994 reprint of 1906 edition. 314 p. E470.2.T36.

Wert, Jeffry D. “Lee Takes Charge.” MHQ (Spring 2011): pp. 34-39. Per.

POSTWAR LIFE

Brennan, Patrick. “Lee: The Twilight Years.’ North and South (Aug 2000): pp. 59-66. Per.

Flood, Charles B. Lee-The Last Years. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 308 p. E467.1.L4.F56.

Gallagher, Gary W. “Shaping Public Memory of the Civil War: Robert E. Lee, Jubal A. Early, and Douglas Southall Freeman.” In The Memory of The Civil War in American Culture. Chapel Hill, NC: U NC, 2004. pp. 39-63. E469.9.M46. Robert E. Lee p.8

Hardin, David. After the War: The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures after the Shooting Stopped. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2010. pp. 192-218. E467.H365.

Parker, M.W., et al. “Aging Successfully: The Example of Robert E. Lee.” Parameters (Winter 1994/95): pp. 99-114. Per.

Riley, Harris D., Jr. "Robert E. Lee's Battle with Disease." Civil War Times Illustrated (Dec 1979): pp. 12-22. Per.

Robert E. Lee, in Memoriam: A Tribute of Respect Offered by the Citizens of Louisville. Louisville, KY: John P. Morton, 1870. 45 p. E467.1.L4.R63.

Thomas, Emory M. “Marse Robert at Mid-Life.” In The Confederate High Command and Related Topics: The 1988 Deep Delta Civil War Symposium, Themes in Honor of T. Harry Williams [Edited by Roman J. Heleniak & Lawrence L. Hewitt] Shippensburg, PA: White Mane, 1990. pp. 108-123. E468.D42.

Trudeau, Noah A. “Unwritten History: Why didn’t Robert E. Lee Write his Memoirs?” Civil War Times (Aug 2010): pp. 54-59. Per.

MISCELLANEOUS

Crocker, H. W., III. Robert E. Lee on Leadership: Executive Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision. Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1999. 248 p. E467.1.L4.C76.

Forehand, Thomas, Jr., compiler & editor. Robert E. Lee’s Lighter Side: The Marble Man’s Sense of Humor. Gretna, LA: Pelican, 2006. 112 p. E467.1.L4.R632.

Johnstone, William J. Robert E. Lee, The Christian. NY: Abingdon, 1933. 301 p. E467.1.L4.J64.

Kaltman, AL. The Genius of Robert E. Lee: Leadership Lessons for the Outgunned, Outnumbered and Underfinanced. Paramus, NY: Town Hall Books, 2000. 352 p. E467.1.L4.K35.

O’Connell, Edward T. “Public Commemoration and Monuments to Memory: The Triumph of Robert E. Lee and the Lost Cause.” PhD dss, Stony Brook, 2008. 370 p. E475.56.O26.

Rollins, Richard. “Robert E. Lee and the Hand of God.” North & South (Feb 2003): pp. 12-25. Per.

Teague, Chuck. “Leadership Impaired?: The Health of Robert E. Lee during the Gettysburg Campaign.” North & South (Jul 2003): pp. 68-78. Per.

Thomas, Emory M. “The Lee Marriage.” In Intimate Strategies of the Civil War: Military Commanders and Their Wives. NY: Oxford, 2001. pp. 32-48. E467.I58.