General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous "Marble Man" (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Lee, Including Personal Writings, Speeches and OrdersBy John Esten Cooke, Robert E. Lee
Length21h 56m
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General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous "Marble Man" examines the making, endurance, and contestation of Robert E. Lee's public image. Blending biographical narrative, wartime recollection, documentary testimony, and reflective prose, the volume situates Lee between historical actor and cultural symbol. Its strongest interest lies in the tension between military reputation, moral responsibility, and the postwar impulse to transform defeat into legend, a process epitomized by the "Marble Man" myth. The volume brings together perspectives associated with John Esten Cooke, a Confederate veteran and prolific historical novelist, and Robert E. Lee himself, whose words and afterlife became central to Southern memory. Read collectively, these materials illuminate the literary culture of the Lost Cause, the nineteenth-century romance of chivalric command, and the archival traces that complicate hagiography. Their varied registers reveal how biography, memoir, and public commemoration helped construct—and can help dismantle—an idealized historical persona. Recommended for readers of Civil War history, memory studies, and American biography, this collection offers a compact forum for judging Lee through multiple lenses. It invites critical engagement rather than reverence, providing historical context, stylistic breadth, and a revealing dialogue between evidence, interpretation, and myth.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length21 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
58IV JACKSON'S ATTACK AND FALL
2Introduction
59V THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE
3Historical Context
60VI FLANK MOVEMENT OF GENERAL SEDGWICK
4Synopsis (Selection)
61VII LEE'S GENERALSHIP AND PERSONAL DEMEANOR DURING THE CAMPAIGN
5General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous “Marble Man”
62VIII PERSONAL RELATIONS OF LEE AND JACKSON
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6The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Leeby John Esten Cooke
63IX CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA
7PART I LEE'S EARLY LIFE
64X LEE'S PLANS AND OBJECTS
8I INTRODUCTION
65XI THE CAVALRY-FIGHT AT FLEETWOOD
9II THE LEES OF VIRGINIA
66XII THE MARCH TO GETTYSBURG
10III GENERAL "LIGHT-HORSE HARRY" LEE
67XIII LEE IN PENNSYLVANIA
11IV STRATFORD
68XIV CONCENTRATION AT GETTYSBURG
12V LEE'S EARLY MANHOOD AND CAREER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
69XV THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHT AT GETTYSBURG
13VI LEE AND SCOTT
70XVI THE TWO ARMIES IN POSITION
14VII LEE RESIGNS
71XVII THE SECOND DAY
15VIII HIS RECEPTION AT RICHMOND
72XVIII THE LAST CHARGE AT GETTYSBURG
16IX LEE IN 1861
73XIX LEE AFTER THE CHARGE
17X THE WAR BEGINS
74XX LEE'S RETREAT ACROSS THE POTOMAC
18XI LEE'S ADVANCE INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA
75XXI ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AGAIN
19XII LEE'S LAST INTERVIEW WITH BISHOP MEADE
76PART VII LAST CAMPAIGNS OF THE YEAR 1863
20PART II IN FRONT OF RICHMOND
77I THE CAVALRY OF LEE'S ARMY
21I PLAN OF THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
78II LEE FLANKS GENERAL MEADE
22II JOHNSTON IS WOUNDED
79III A RACE BETWEEN TWO ARMIES
23III LEE ASSIGNED TO THE COMMAND — HIS FAMILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
80IV THE FIGHT AT BUCKLAND
24IV LEE RESOLVES TO ATTACK
81V THE ADVANCE TO MINE RUN
25V STUART'S "RIDE AROUND McCLELLAN"
82VI LEE IN THE AUTUMN AND WINTER OF 1863
26PART III ON THE CHICKAHOMINY
83PART VIII LEE'S LAST CAMPAIGNS AND LAST DAYS
27I THE TWO ARMIES
84I GENERAL GRANT CROSSES THE RAPIDAN
28II LEE'S PLAN OF ASSAULT
85II THE FIRST COLLISION IN THE WILDERNESS
29III THE BATTLE OF THE CHICKAHOMINY
86III THE BATTLE OF THE 6TH OF MAY
30IV THE RETREAT
87IV THE 12TH OF MAY
31V RICHMOND IN DANGER — LEE'S VIEWS
88V FROM SPOTTSYLVANIA TO THE CHICKAHOMINY
32VI LEE AND McCLELLAN — THEIR IDENTITY OF OPINION
89VI FIRST BATTLES AT PETERSBURG
33PART IV THE WAR ADVANCES NORTHWARD
90VII THE SIEGE OF RICHMOND BEGUN
34I LEE'S PROTEST
91VIII LEE THREATENS WASHINGTON
35II LEE'S MANOEUVRES
92IX THE MINE EXPLOSION
36III LEE ADVANCES FROM THE RAPIDAN
93X END OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1864
37IV JACKSON FLANKS GENERAL POPE
94XI LEE IN THE WINTER OF 1864-'65
38V LEE FOLLOWS
95XII THE SITUATION AT THE BEGINNING OF 1865
39VI THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS
96XIII LEE ATTACKS THE FEDERAL CENTRE
40PART V LEE INVADES MARYLAND
97XIV THE SOUTHERN LINES BROKEN
41I HIS DESIGNS
98XV LEE EVACUATES PETERSBURG
42II LEE IN MARYLAND
99XVI THE RETREAT AND SURRENDER
43III MOVEMENTS OF THE TWO ARMIES
100XVII LEE RETURNS TO RICHMOND
44IV THE PRELUDE TO SHARPSBURG
101XVIII GENERAL LEE AFTER THE WAR
45V THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG
102XIX GENERAL LEE'S LAST YEARS AND DEATH
46VI LEE AND McCLELLAN — THEIR MERITS IN THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
103APPENDIX
47VII LEE AND HIS MEN
104I THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL LEE
48VIII LEE PASSES THE BLUE RIDGE
105II TRIBUTES TO GENERAL LEE (pt. 1)
49IX LEE CONCENTRATES AT FREDERICKSBURG
106II TRIBUTES TO GENERAL LEE (pt. 2)
50X THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
107Letters, Orders & Speeches of General Robert E. Lee
51XI FINAL MOVEMENTS OF 1862
108Robert E. Lee's Letter Announcing Surrender
52XII THE YEAR OF BATTLES
109Robert E. Lee's Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia
53XIII LEE IN DECEMBER, 1862
110Testimony of General R. E. Lee
54PART VI CHANCELLORSVILLE AND GETTYSBURG
111General Lee's Final Report of the Pennsylvania Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg
55I ADVANCE OF GENERAL HOOKER
112Patriotic Letters of Confederate Leaders
56II THE WILDERNESS
113Analysis
57III LEE'S DETERMINATION
114Reflection
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