"United States" . . "United States." . "Generals." . . . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military." . . . . . . "John Esten Cooke's A Life of General Robert E. Lee is a biography of the venerable commander of the army of the Confederate States of America. Offered a commission in the Union army by President Lincoln in 1861, the distinguished career officer and combat engineer opted instead to follow his home state of Virginia out of the Union. Lee quickly developed a reputation as a gifted battlefield tactician, defeating larger Northern forces again and again, although this talent was not enough to overcome the industrial and financial strengths of the North. Today, Lee is a much admired military figure and continues to be as revered in the North as he was in the South. HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library."@en . . . . "Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A Life of gen. Robert E. Lee, by John Esten Cooke" . . "On April 18, 1861 Lee was offered field command of the United States Army. On the following day, he received word that Virginia had seceeded from the Union; he submitted his letter of resignation from the United States Army on April 20. Three days later, Lee accepted the position of commander of Virginia forces. From this point onward, Lee's identity became intrinsically linked to the Confederate cause. At the age of 55, on May 31, 1862, Robert E. Lee was assigned to command the troops which he named \"The Army of Northern Virginia.\""@en . . . . "A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee"@en . "Life of gen robert e lee" . . "Life of General Robert E. Lee"@en . "Life of General Robert E. Lee" . . . . . "Life of Gen. R.E. Lee"@en . . "On April 18, 1861 Lee was offered field command of the United States Army. On the following day, he received word that Virginia had seceeded from the Union; he submitted his letter of resignation from the United States Army on April 20. Three days later, Lee accepted the position of commander of Virginia forces. From this point onward, Lee's identity became intrinsically linked to the Confederate cause. At the age of 55, on May 31, 1862, Robert E. Lee was assigned to command the troops which he named \"The Army of Northern Virginia\"." . . "A Life of Gen(eral) Robert E(dward) Lee" . . . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . . . . . . . . . . "A reprint edition of A Life of General Robert E. Lee, soldier and Confederate general, which excludes the illustrations from the 1876 edition. This volume deals with the character, grace, and Christian humility that characterized Lee throughout his life."@en . . . "A life of General Robert E. Lee"@en . "A life of General Robert E. Lee" . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . . . . "A life of Gen. Robert E. Lee" . "A life of Gen. Robert E. Lee"@en . . . . . . . "Life of gen. robert e. lee"@en . "A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee ... With illustrations, portraits, and maps"@en . "Military campaigns." . . "Confederate States of America. Army" . . "Confederate States of America. Army." . "1861 - 1865" . . "Generals Confederate States of America Biography." . . "American Civil War (1861-1865)" . . .