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Book Review: How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War (Edward H. Bonekemper, III) and Robert E. Lee’s Civil War (Bevin Alexander): CWT

by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/22/2016

How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War, by Edward H. Bonekemper, III, Sergeant […]

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by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/10/2016

General Robert F. Hoke: Lee’s Most Modest Warrior, by Daniel W. Barefoot, John F. […]

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Book Review: The Marble Man / Robert E. Lee and His Image in American Society

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/20014/30/2024

A new book on Robert E. Lee’s Civil War generalship argues he was a victim of his own success.

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Book Review: ROBERT E. LEE’S CIVIL WAR (Bevin Alexander) : AH

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ROBERT E. LEE’S CIVIL WAR, by Bevin Alexander, Adams Media Corporation, 338 pages, $24.95. […]

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Robert E. Lee on Black Troops and the Confederacy

by HistoryNet Staff9/23/19985/3/2024

In the waning days of the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee disclosed his thoughts on the subject of Negroes as soldiers for the Confederacy.

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Caught Sleeping at the Wheel: How the Union Army Almost Nabbed Stonewall Jackson

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Cut off from his staff by daring Northern horsemen, Stonewall Jackson faced near-certain disaster. How did he escape?

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Was ‘Bleeding Kansas’ Really That Violent?

by Jerry D. Morelock2/1/20232/1/2023

This notorious pre-Civil War struggle was supposed to be “bloody.” But the casualty numbers suggest otherwise.

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