Lee and his generals in war and memory

Gary W. Gallagher examines Robert E. Lee, his principal subordinates, the treatment they have received in the literature on Confederate military history, and the continuing influence of Lost Cause arguments in the late-twentieth-century United States. Historical images of Lee and his lieutenants were shaped to a remarkable degree by the reminiscences and other writings of ex-Confederates who formulated what became known as the Lost Cause interpretation of the conflict. Gallagher adeptly highlights the chasm that often separates academic and popular perceptions of the Civil War and discusses some of the ways in which the Lost Cause continues to resonate.

First sentence: James Longstreet's First Corps awaited an important review on the afternoon of April 29, 1864.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press

Editions

4

Pages

298

ISBN

9780807129586

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