Lee and Grant

by Rasmussen, William M. S.

• ISBN13: 9781904832362
• ISBN10: 1904832369
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: D Giles Ltd

Summary

This new book provides the first major re-assessment of both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant; their lives, careers and historical impact. By the end of the Civil War, most Americans considered either Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant to be a hero. Since then, much has been written on their respective roles in the war, but curiously little has been published which looks at these two figures together and compares them over an extended period of time. This new book combines over 270 fascinating illustrations, including the generals' uniforms and accoutrements, letters, rare photographs and newly-discovered paintings, prints and sculpture, with an extensively researched and well-written narrative text. This study, together with the accompanying national touring exhibition, provides the first major re-assessment of the lives, careers and historical impact of Lee and Grant. It also charts the development of historical thought and popular attitudes towards both figures in the years since the outbreak of the Civil War, and addresses the question, how should Lee and Grant be evaluated over 200 years after Lee's birth?

Table of Contents

Presidents' Forewords	p. 6
Acknowledgments	p. 10
Introduction	p. 12
The Reinventing of Robert E. Lee - 1861-2007
The Reinventing of Ulysses S. Grant - 1861-2007
Beyond the Mythology: Intentions and Scope of This Project
The Decisions of 1861	p. 48
Youth and Early Military Careers	p. 76
The Heritage of the Lee Family
The Boyhood of Robert E. Lee
Cousins at Arlington House
Lee at West Point
Engineering in the South, St. Louis, and Brooklyn
The Grants of New England and Ohio
The Reluctant Cadet
Infantry Service in Missouri, Louisiana, and Texas
The Mexican War	p. 122
Crises of the 1850s	p. 142
Ambivalence Towards the Military
Return to Civilian Life
Prelude to War: Lee at Harpers Ferry
Rejection of the Planter Lifestyle
The Civil War	p. 176
Lee in the East; Grant in the West
Grant versus Lee: The Wilderness to Petersburg
Appomattox
Restoration of the Union	p. 232
Postbellum America: Lee, Grant, and National Reconciliation
Washington College
President of the United States
Remembrance	p. 302
Conclusion	p. 324
Special Lenders	p. 330
Notes	p. 331
Index	p. 347
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