Lee and his men at Gettysburg
Subtitle: the death of a nation
By: Clifford Dowdey.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870; Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia; Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Other titles: Lee & his men at Gettysburg
Description: Lee and His Men at Gettysburg: The Death of a Nation details the battle from the Confederate point of view. In this first volume in a trilogy of works focusing on the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia, Dowdey details the disastrous Confederate experience at Gettysburg during those three crucial July days in 1863. Leading up to the climax of Pickett's Charge, Dowdey's narrative offers an examination of the reasons for the ultimate defeat of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Dowdey offers a very clear picture of events, faulting Lee's command subordinates for failures of reconnaissance and nerve and for disregarding orders. He assesses and probes the personalities and decisions of these chief lieutenants, including Ewell, Stuart, and Longstreet. Lee and His Men at Gettysburg depicts "Lee's worst-fought battle" in all its agonizing drama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-374) and index.
Originally published: Death of a nation. New York : Knopf, 1958.
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