The King of Spades – Life and Military Carrier of General Robert E. Lee
Sharpsburg to Gettysburg to Petersburg: The Army of Northern Virginia at WarBy John Esten Cooke
Length19h 41m
About this audiobook
This book explores the incredible life of the legendary General Robert E. Lee, one of the most prominent figures of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. Readers will discover the Robert's formatting years and early life, but of course main focus in the book remains on Lee's military carrier, owing to the fact that his greatest accomplishments and legacy is his service as the commanding officer of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.
Content:
Lee's Early Life
The Lees of Virginia
General "Light-horse Harry" Lee
Stratford
Lee's Early Manhood and Career in the United States Army
Lee and Scott
Lee Resigns
His Reception at Richmond
Lee in 1861
The War Begins
Lee's Advance Into Western Virginia
Lee's Last Interview With Bishop Meade
In Front of Richmond.
Plan of the Federal Campaign
Johnston Is Wounded
Lee Assigned to the Command
Stuart's "Ride Around Mcclellan"
On the Chickahominy
Lee's Plan of Assault
The Retreat
Richmond in Danger
The War Advances Northward
Lee's Protest
Lee's Manoeuvres
Lee Advances From the Rapidan
Jackson Flanks General Pope
The Second Battle of Manassas
Lee Invades Maryland.
Movements of the Two Armies
The Prelude to Sharpsburg
The Battle of Sharpsburg
Lee Concentrates at Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Advance of General Hooker
Jackson's Attack and Fall
The Battle of Chancellorsville
Circumstances Leading to the Invasion of Pennsylvania
Lee's Plans and Objects
The Cavalry-fight at Fleetwood
Lee in Pennsylvania
The Last Charge at Gettysburg
Lee's Retreat Across the Potomac
Last Campaigns of the Year 1863.
The Cavalry of Lee's Army
Lee Flanks General Meade
A Race Between Two Armies
The Advance to Mine Run
Lee in the Autumn and Winter of 1863
Lee's Last Campaigns and Last Days
First Battles at Petersburg
The Siege of Richmond Begun
The Mine Explosion
The Southern Lines Broken
Lee Evacuates Petersburg
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length19 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 20, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The King of Spades – Life and Military Carrier of General Robert E. Lee
2PART I LEE'S EARLY LIFE
3I INTRODUCTION
4II THE LEES OF VIRGINIA
5III GENERAL "LIGHT-HORSE HARRY" LEE
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6IV STRATFORD
7V LEE'S EARLY MANHOOD AND CAREER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY
8VI LEE AND SCOTT
9VII LEE RESIGNS
10VIII HIS RECEPTION AT RICHMOND
11IX LEE IN 1861
12X THE WAR BEGINS
13XI LEE'S ADVANCE INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA
14XII LEE'S LAST INTERVIEW WITH BISHOP MEADE
15PART II IN FRONT OF RICHMOND
16I PLAN OF THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
17II JOHNSTON IS WOUNDED
18III LEE ASSIGNED TO THE COMMAND — HIS FAMILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE
19IV LEE RESOLVES TO ATTACK
20V STUART'S "RIDE AROUND McCLELLAN"
21PART III ON THE CHICKAHOMINY
22I THE TWO ARMIES
23II LEE'S PLAN OF ASSAULT
24III THE BATTLE OF THE CHICKAHOMINY
25IV THE RETREAT
26V RICHMOND IN DANGER — LEE'S VIEWS
27VI LEE AND McCLELLAN — THEIR IDENTITY OF OPINION
28PART IV THE WAR ADVANCES NORTHWARD
29I LEE'S PROTEST
30II LEE'S MANOEUVRES
31III LEE ADVANCES FROM THE RAPIDAN
32IV JACKSON FLANKS GENERAL POPE
33V LEE FOLLOWS
34VI THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS
35PART V LEE INVADES MARYLAND
36I HIS DESIGNS
37II LEE IN MARYLAND
38III MOVEMENTS OF THE TWO ARMIES
39IV THE PRELUDE TO SHARPSBURG
40V THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG
41VI LEE AND McCLELLAN — THEIR MERITS IN THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
42VII LEE AND HIS MEN
43VIII LEE PASSES THE BLUE RIDGE
44IX LEE CONCENTRATES AT FREDERICKSBURG
45X THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
46XI FINAL MOVEMENTS OF 1862
47XII THE YEAR OF BATTLES
48XIII LEE IN DECEMBER, 1862
49PART VI CHANCELLORSVILLE AND GETTYSBURG
50I ADVANCE OF GENERAL HOOKER
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