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Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870) Recollections and letters of General Robert E. Lee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.270 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E. (1807-1870) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Book Date: 1904 Pagination: 461 p. ; 23 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Written by his son. Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, New York.

Lee, Robert Edward, 1843-1914

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