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* Gallagher, Gary ed. ''The Second Day at Gettysburg and Beyond'' (1993) [http://www.amazon.com/Second-Day-Gettysburg-Confederate-Leadership/dp/0873384822/ref=sr_1_30/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194199306&sr=1-30 excerpt and text search] | * Gallagher, Gary ed. ''The Second Day at Gettysburg and Beyond'' (1993) [http://www.amazon.com/Second-Day-Gettysburg-Confederate-Leadership/dp/0873384822/ref=sr_1_30/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194199306&sr=1-30 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Gallagher, Gary ed. ''The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond'' (1994) | * Gallagher, Gary ed. ''The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond'' (1994) | ||
* Grimsley, Mark, ''And Keep Moving On: The Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864'' (2002). | * Grimsley, Mark, ''And Keep Moving On: The Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864'' (2002). | ||
* Harsh, Joseph L. ''Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862'' (1999) | * Harsh, Joseph L. ''Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862'' (1999) | ||
* McPherson, James M. ''Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Crossroads-Freedom-Antietam-Pivotal-American/dp/0195135210/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195171457&sr=1-9 excerpt and text search] | |||
* McWhiney, Grady, ''Battle in the Wilderness: Grant Meets Lee'' (1995) | * McWhiney, Grady, ''Battle in the Wilderness: Grant Meets Lee'' (1995) | ||
* Maney, R. Wayne, ''Marching to Cold Harbor. Victory and Failure, 1864'' (1994). | * Maney, R. Wayne, ''Marching to Cold Harbor. Victory and Failure, 1864'' (1994). | ||
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* Trudeau, Noah. ''Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Roads-South-Wilderness-May-June/dp/0807126446/ref=sr_1_11/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194127507&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] | * Trudeau, Noah. ''Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Roads-South-Wilderness-May-June/dp/0807126446/ref=sr_1_11/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194127507&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] | ||
* Trudeau, Noah Andrew. ''The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865'' (1991) | * Trudeau, Noah Andrew. ''The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865'' (1991) | ||
* Woodworth, Steven E. ''Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign.'' (2003). 241 pp. | * Woodworth, Steven E. ''Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign.'' (2003). 241 pp. | ||
===Primary sources=== | ===Primary sources=== | ||
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Robert E. Lee
Bibliography
Biographical
- Blount, Roy, Jr. Robert E. Lee (2003). 210 pp. short popular biography excerpt and text search
- Carmichael, Peter S. ed. Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee (2004). excerpt and text search
- Connelly, Thomas L. "The Image and the General: Robert E. Lee in American Historiography." Civil War History 19 (March 1973): 50-64.
- Connelly, Thomas L. The Marble Man. Robert E. Lee and His Image in American Society. (1977).
- Connelly, Thomas L. "Robert E. Lee and the Western Confederacy: A Criticism of Lee's Strategic Ability." Civil War History 15 (June 1969): 116-32
- Fellman, Michael. The Making of Robert E. Lee. (2000), fairly negative (ISBN 0-679-45650-3). excerpt and text search
- Flood, Charles Bracelen. Lee — The Last Years (1981).
- Freeman, Douglas S., R. E. Lee, A Biography (4 volumes), Scribners, 1934 (online in its entirety). The longest and most influential biography, by Pulitzer prize winner
- Gallagher, Gary W. Lee the Soldier. (1996) excerpt and text search
- Gallagher; Gary W. Lee & His Army in Confederate History. (2001) excerpt and text search
- Gallagher; Gary W. Lee and His Generals in War and Memory (1998) excerpt and text search
- McCaslin, Richard B. Lee in the Shadow of Washington. (2001). excerpt and text search
- Pryor, Elizabeth Brown. Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters. (2007).
- Reid, Brian Holden. Robert E. Lee: Icon for a Nation, (2005).
- Thomas, Emory Robert E. Lee (1995) (ISBN 0-393-03730-4) full-scale biography by leading scholar excerpt and text search
Military campaigns
see also U.S. Civil War, Bibliography
- Brown, Kent Masterson. Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign. U. of North Carolina Press, 2005. excerpt and text search
- Cavanaugh, Michael A. and William Marvel, The Petersburg Campaign: The Battle of the Crater: "The Horrid Pit," June 25-August 6, 1864 (1989)
- Coddington, Edwin B. The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command (1968), the best single book; excerpt and text search
- Dowdey, Clifford. The Seven Days 1964.
- Freeman, Douglas S. Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command (3 volumes), (1946), ISBN 0-684-85979-3.
- Fuller, Maj. Gen. J. F. C. Grant and Lee, A Study in Personality and Generalship (1957), ISBN 0-253-13400-5.
- Gallagher, Gary W., ed. Three Days at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership (1999) online edition
- Gallagher, Gary ed. The Second Day at Gettysburg and Beyond (1993) excerpt and text search
- Gallagher, Gary ed. The Third Day at Gettysburg and Beyond (1994)
- Grimsley, Mark, And Keep Moving On: The Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864 (2002).
- Harsh, Joseph L. Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 (1999)
- McPherson, James M. Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam (2002) excerpt and text search
- McWhiney, Grady, Battle in the Wilderness: Grant Meets Lee (1995)
- Maney, R. Wayne, Marching to Cold Harbor. Victory and Failure, 1864 (1994).
- Marvel, William. Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox. (2002).
- Matter, William D., If It Takes All Summer: The Battle of Spotsylvania (1988) excerpt and text search
- Miller, J. Michael, The North Anna Campaign: "Even to Hell Itself," May 21-26, 1864 (1989).
- Nofi, Albert A. The Gettysburg Campaign, June-July 1863 (1997) online edition; excerpt and text search
- Pfanz, Harry W. Gettysburg: The First Day (2000) excerpt and text search
- Pfanz, Harry W. Gettysburg: The Second Day (1987) online edition excerpt and text search
- Rhea, Gordon C., The Battle of the Wilderness May 5–6, 1864, (1994) ISBN 0-8071-1873-7. excerpt and text search
- Rhea, Gordon C., The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 7–12, 1864, (1997), ISBN 0-8071-2136-3. excerpt and text search
- Rhea, Gordon C., To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13–25, 1864, (2000), ISBN 0-8071-2535-0. excerpt and text search
- Rhea, Gordon C., Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26 – June 3, 1864, (2002), ISBN 0-8071-2803-1.
- Sears, Stephen W. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam (2003) excerpt and text search
- Sears, Stephen W. Gettysburg (2004) excerpt and text search
- Trudeau, Noah. Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864 (2002) excerpt and text search
- Trudeau, Noah Andrew. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia, June 1864-April 1865 (1991)
- Woodworth, Steven E. Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign. (2003). 241 pp.
Primary sources
- Dowdey, Clifford. and Louis H. Manarin, eds. The Wartime Papers of R. E. Lee. (1961).
- Freeman, Douglas Southall. ed. Unpublished Letters of General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. to Jefferson Davis and the War Department of the Confederate States of America, 1862-65. Rev. ed. with foreword by Grady McWhiney. (1957).
- Johnson, R. U. and Buel, C. C. eds. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. 4 vols. New York, 1887-88; essays by leading generals of both sides; online edition
- Taylor, Walter H. Four Years with General Lee Reprint. (1962).
- Taylor, Walter H. General Lee — His Campaigns in Virginia, 1861-1865. Reprint. (1975)