Fitz Lee: A Military Biography of Major General Fitzhugh Lee, C.S.A.
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030681384X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fitz Lee M. Stuart Although I'm a fan of Mr. Longacre's previous works (The Cavalry at Gettysburg & Cavalry at Appomattox to name a few) I found this book lacking in objectivity. He starts the work praising Fitz Lee's service prior to the war but then does a "180" in throwing in what appears to be his own commentary and what he thinks Ftz Lee was thinking regarding his less than close relationships with John Mosby and, especially, Gen. Wade Hampton. All without footnotes or specific background information. He even states that M/Gen. "Jeb" Stuart was enraged and took him to task for an incident early in. He dined on shad at Five Forks Colonel Moran Longacre provides the basic facts of the life of Fitzhugh Lee, who clearly benefitted from his name and relationship to his uncle Robert. His West Point career was nearly as unimpressive as those of George Pickett and George Custer. His Civil War performance, while sometimes solid, culminated in disaster. He left his post to join Pickett and Tom Rosser for a shad bake at Five Forks. While they were dining, and possibly drinking, Sheridan overran Confederate positions and doomed the Army of Northern Virginia. Worth reading to provide some useful information about this senior cavalry l. "Dad loves it!" according to Kelley Mullen. This was a gift for my dad, a huge civil war buff. He loves the book and has even felt compelled to share the information with his children and grandchildren.
Longacre is the author of numerous biographies of Civil War generals. He is a recipient of the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award for Civil War writing. Edward G. He lives in Newport News, Virginia.
He was with his uncle, Robert E. Lee, at the surrender ceremonies in April 1865. Fitzhugh Lee, nicknamed "Fitz," descended from the distinguished lineage of the Virginia Lee's: He was the grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" and nephew of General Robert E. After graduating from West Point, Fitz served in the U.S. Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, postwar occupation commander in Cuba, retired hero, and author of numerous works of military history and biography.Acclaimed Civil War author Edward Longacre has combed family records, West Point cadet files, and the National Archives to produce this classic of military biography.. Fitz Lee's postwar career was varied and colorful-governor of Virginia, commander of U.S. At twenty-seven, he was promoted to general and commanded with distinction at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. After he was severely wounded in 1864 (after having three horses shot out from under him), he returned to service and was promoted chief of the Confederate cavalry corps. Army until the Civil War broke out, when he joined the Confederate cavalry forces
"A solid biography of a renowned Civil War horse soldier." -- Civil War NewsJuly, 2005"An interesting, well-written, and important biography of one of the more fascinating members of Virginia's most distinguished family." -- Virginia Quarterly ReviewSummer, 2005"Both Civil War scholars and casual readers will enjoy this latest contribution." -- Journal of Southern History, November 2006