1871 General ROBERT E. LEE Stonewall
Jackson JEB Stuart CONFEDERATE Biographies
“The Early Life, Campaigns, and Public
Services of Robert E. Lee” by Edward Alfred Pollard, curiously written
under the pseudonym, “A Distinguished Southern Journalist,” is a comprehensive
collection of 48 biographies, predominantly centered around the life and
military endeavors of Robert E. Lee. The book aims to illuminate the valor and
achievements of the South’s paramount military figures during the Civil War,
extending from Virginia to the Trans-Mississippi. Notable biographies include
Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, Braxton Bragg, and many more. Acknowledging
the challenges of biographical writing, Pollard ensures the credibility of his
work by meticulously sourcing from testimonials, authoritative documents, and
contemporary publications like the Southern Illustrated News. With extensive
research, the book strives to offer reliable and inspiring portraits of “Southern
glory,” serving as a historical resource while paying homage to the enduring
legacy of these eminent figures across the former Confederate States.
Item number: #41573
Price: $599
[POLLARD, Edward Alfred]
The Early Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of Robert E. Lee; with a
Record of the Campaigns and Heroic Deeds of His Companion in Arms, “Names the
World Will Not Willingly Let Die.” By A Distinguished Southern Journalist.
Thirty Steel Portraits.
New York: E.B. Treat; St. Louis: H.C. Wright; Chicago: W.T. Keener;
Erie, PA: J.H. Dobbs and Co.; Cincinnati: H.H. Natt and Co., 1871.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
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vi, [7]-26, 33-851
(i.e., 855), [1]
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30 steel-engraved
portraits (on 6 plates)
· Reference(s): Dornbusch III, 39; Nevins II,
pg. 83; Howes P-452; Sabin 63854 (1870 ed)
· Provenance: Stamp – David C. Chapman
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Possibly David
Carpenter Chapman (1876–1944) was an American soldier, politician, and business
leader from Knoxville, Tennessee who led the effort to establish the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1920s and 1930s. In the Spanish–American
War, Chapman served as a Second Lieutenant in the Third Tennessee Volunteer
Infantry and was the Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Leonard Wright Colby.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
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Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm
x 15cm)
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