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Robert E. Lee and his high command, Gary W. Gallagher, Part 1 of 2

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Robert E. Lee and his high command, Gary W. Gallagher, Part 1 of 2

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eng

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instructional materials

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Robert E. Lee and his high command

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57727298

Responsibility statement

Gary W. Gallagher

Series statement

The great courses

Summary

Examines Robert E. Lee and the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Discusses why Lee and his army are central to understanding the Civil War, how their operations influenced the Northern and Southern home fronts, why Lee was so successful as a field commander, and what kinds of officers flourished and failed under his command. Professor Gallagher provides an analysis of the generalship of Lee and 13 other generals. The lectures also focus on some younger officers who rose through the ranks as well as Jackson, Longstreet and Early

Table Of Contents

Lecture 1. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia -- Lecture 2. The making of a Confederate general -- Lecture 3. Lee's year of fabled victories -- Lecture 4. Lee from Gettysburg to Appomattox -- Lecture 5. Was Lee an old-fashioned general? -- Lecture 6. The making of the mighty "Stonewall" Jackson -- Lecture 7. Stonewall Jackson as Lee's "right arm" -- Lecture 8. James Longstreet's road to prominence -- Lecture 9. Longstreet's later Confederate career -- Lecture 10. The rise of Jubal Anderson Early -- Lecture 11. Early's path to defeat -- Lecture 12. "Jeb" Stuart as soldier and showman

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