IX.—­Circumstances leading to the Invasion of Pennsylvania

X.—­Lee’s Plans and Objects

XI.—­The Cavalry-fight at Fleetwood

XII.—­The March to Gettysburg

XIII.—­Lee in Pennsylvania

XIV.—­Concentration at Gettysburg

XV.—­The First Day’s Fight at Gettysburg

XVI.—­The Two Armies in Position

XVII.—­The Second Day

XVIII.—­The Last Charge at Gettysburg

XIX.—­Lee after the Charge

XX.—­Lee’s Retreat across the Potomac

XXI.—­Across the Blue Ridge again

PART VII.

LAST CAMPAIGNS OF THE YEAR 1863.

I.—­The Cavalry of Lee’s Army

II.—­Lee flanks General Meade

III.—­A Race between Two Armies

IV.—­The Fight at Buckland

V.—­The Advance to Mine Run

VI.—­Lee in the Autumn and Winter of 1863

PART VIII.

LEE’S LAST CAMPAIGNS AND LAST DAYS.

I.—­General Grant crosses the Rapidan

II.—­The First Collision in the Wilderness

III.—­The Battle of the 6th of May

IV.—­The 12th of May

V.—­From Spottsylvania to the Chickahominy

VI.—­First Battles at Petersburg

VII.—­The Siege of Richmond begun

VIII.—­Lee threatens Washington

IX.—­The Mine Explosion

X.—­End of the Campaign of 1864

XI.—­Lee in the Winter of 1864-’65

XII.—­The Situation at the Beginning of 1865

XIII.—­Lee attacks the Federal Centre

XIV.—­The Southern Lines broken

XV.—­Lee evacuates Petersburg

XVI.—­The Retreat and Surrender

XVII.—­Lee returns to Richmond

XVIII.—­General Lee after the War

XIX.—­General Lee’s Last Years and Death

APPENDIX.

I.—­The Funeral of General Lee

II.—­Tributes to General Lee

A LIFE

OF

General Robert Edward Lee.

PART I.

LEE’S EARLY LIFE,

I.

Introduction.

The name of Lee is beloved and respected throughout the world.  Men of all parties and opinions unite in this sentiment, not only those who thought and fought with him, but those most violently opposed to his political views and career.  It is natural that his own people should love and honor him as their great leader and defender in a struggle of intense bitterness—­that his old enemies should share this profound regard and admiration is due solely