Memoirs of the war in the southern department of the United States

1869 Henry Lee Revolutionary WAR Memoir American South Battles George Washington

General Henry Lee was an 18th-century American military officer during the Revolutionary War. Father of Robert E. Lee, and known as 'Light-Horse Harry', Lee published a memoir of the war which focused primarily on the war in the southern states. This work includes military reports and letters including letters from George Washington while at Valley Forge.

Larned notes of this work –

"Lee's account of the war in the South. Based on personal experiences or on conversations with participants. Outspoken and usually impartial. Original work interesting and valuable."

Item number: #30445

Price: $499

LEE, Henry

Memoirs of the war in the southern department of the United States

New York: University Publishing Company, 1869.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o x, 11-620

o 11 full-page engravings and maps (including frontispiece)

· References: Sabin 39741; Howes L 202; Larned 1414; Gephart 13816

o Sabin: "Lee's memoirs are very interesting and as fascinating as a romance, though they undoubtedly contain true history."

· Provenance: Handwritten – S. F. Phillips, 1876

o Samuel Field Phillips (1824–1903), a civil rights pioneer, lawyer, politician who served as the second Solicitor General of the United States from 1872 to 1885. He then took part in the landmark civil rights case, Plessy v. Ferguson. As part of the legal counsel representing Homer Plessy, he argued that the "separate-but-equal" doctrine was nothing less than a disparagement of African-Americans on the basis of color, much like slavery.

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~9.25in X 6.25in (23cm x 16cm)

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