Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. LeeRECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERSReading editionChapter navigation50 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…RECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERSGENERAL ROBERT E. LEEChapter I · Services in the United States Army Captain Lee, of theChapter II · The Confederate General Resigns from Colonelcy of FirstChapter III · Letters to Wife and Daughters From Camp on Sewell’sChapter IV · Army Life of Robert the Younger Volunteer in RockbridgeChapter V · The Army of Northern Virginia The General’s sympathy forChapter VI · The Winter of 1863-4 The Lee family in Richmond—TheChapter VII · Fronting the Army of the Potomac Battle of ColdChapter VIII · The Surrender Fort Fisher captured—Lee madeChapter IX · A Private Citizen Lee’s conception of the part—His influenceChapter X · President of Washington College Patriotic motives forChapter XI · The Idol of the South Photographs and autographs inChapter XII · Lee’s Opinion upon the Late War His intention to writeChapter XIII · Family Affairs The General writes to his sons—To his wifeChapter XIV · An Ideal Father Letters to Mildred Lee—To Robert—ToChapter XV · Mountain Rides An incident about “Traveller”—The General’sChapter XVI · An Advisor of Young Men Lee’s policy as collegeChapter XVII · The Reconstruction Period The General believes inChapter XVIII · Mrs. R. E. Lee Goes to Warm Springs for rheumatism—HerChapter XIX · Lee’s Letters to His Sons The building of Robert’sChapter XX · The New Home in Lexington Numerous guests—Further sojournsChapter XXI · Failing Health The General declines lucrative positionsChapter XXII · The Southern Trip Letters to Mrs. Lee from Richmond andChapter XXIII · A Round of Visits Baltimore—Alexandria—A war-talk withChapter XXIV · Last Days Letter to his wife—To Mr. Tagart—ObituaryChapter I · — Services in the United States ArmyChapter II · — The Confederate GeneralChapter III · — Letters to Wife and DaughtersChapter IV · — Army Life of Robert the YoungerChapter V · — The Army of Northern VirginiaChapter VI · — The Winter of 1863-4Chapter VII · — Fronting the Army of the PotomacChapter VIII · — The SurrenderChapter IX · — A Private CitizenChapter X · — President of Washington CollegeChapter XI · — The Idol of the SouthChapter XII · — Lee’s Opinion upon the Late WarChapter XIII · — Family AffairsChapter XIV · — An Ideal FatherChapter XV · — Mountain RidesChapter XVI · — An Advisor of Young MenChapter XVII · — The Reconstruction PeriodChapter XVIII · — Mrs. R. E. LeeChapter XIX · — Lee’s Letters to His SonsChapter XX · — The New Home in LexingtonChapter XXI · — Failing HealthChapter XXII · — The Southern TripChapter XXIII · — A Round of VisitsChapter XXIV · — Last DaysBeginning of this editionNext chapter →GENERAL ROBERT E. LEEAll chapters and sections (50)Other sectionsRECOLLECTIONS AND LETTERSGENERAL ROBERT E. LEEChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324123456789101112131415161718192021222324OFGENERAL ROBERT E. LEE →