Title: A glorious army : Robert E. Lee's triumph, 1862-1863 /
Authors: Wert, Jeffry D.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. Military leadership.; Confederate States of America.; United States History Regimental histories.; United States History Campaigns.
Abstract: Looks at the history of the Army of Northern Virginia from when Robert E. Lee took command in 1862 until the battle of Gettysburg thirteen months later, considering the reasons for its success during this period, and for its eventual defeat.
Contents: The man and the army -- Seven Days -- "To change the theater of war" -- Lee's masterpiece -- The army's finest hour -- "The easiest battle we ever fought" -- "The boldest and most daring strategy of the whole war" -- "I think we will clear the yankees out this summer" -- "The enemy is there and I am going to strike him" -- "A glorious army".