Synopses & Reviews
Charles Marshall was appointed aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee on 21 March 1862, and from then until the surrender, he stood at the generaland#8217;s side. A military secretary, he compiled a remarkable, intimate account of the day-to-day wartime experience of the Confederacyand#8217;s most celebrated--and enigmatic--military figure.
Marshalland#8217;s papers are of three sorts: those intended for a projected life of Lee, those intended for an account of the campaign at Gettysburg, and notes on events of the war. Collected here, these papers provide a unique firsthand look at Leeand#8217;s generalshipand#8212;from the most complete account ever given of the fateful orders issued to Jeb Stuart at Gettysburg, to the only testimony from a Southern witness of the scene in McLeanand#8217;s house at Appomattox.
Marshalland#8217;s commentary addresses some of the warand#8217;s more intriguing questions: Whose idea was it to fight the second Manassas? What caused Jacksonand#8217;s delays in the Battles of the Seven Days? Who devised the flank march around Hooker at Chancellorsville? This bookand#8217;s insights into Robert E. Lee and his military strategy and its close-up report on the Confederacyand#8217;s war qualify it as an indispensable part of Americaand#8217;s historical record.
About the Author
Frederick Maurice was a British army officer and author who had a particular interest in the American Civil War. Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professorand#160;in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia and the author or editor of numerous books, including Lee the Soldier, also available in a Bison Books edition.