GDG-Generals Letters

[Smith David]

Keith--

If you don' t have it, you might be better off spending a little more on
Manarin and Dowdey's *Wartime Papers of Robert E. Lee*.  The latest
paperback has the nice full-length photo of Lee on it.  The collection,
while not comprehensive, is invaluable.  My copy is heavily marked with
stickies.  I find it an invaluable resource - along with the OR, I think
it is one of the most valuable published set of primary source material
you can have on Lee's Eastern campaigns.

Also, as you probably know, Gallagher's *Lee the Soldier* reprints some
of the interesting but brief (we are talking notes here) memorandums
people wrote up of post-war discussions with Lee about Gettysburg and
other battles.  A lot of libraries have this book and you can go and
photocopy the primary source materials up front if you want (although U.
Nebraska Press had it pretty nicely priced a few years ago, when I
bought my copy).

David

> Esteemed GDG Member Keith MacKenzie Contributes:

> On my recent, well publicized visit to Boarders, I considered and
passed 

> over a book of Lee's letters, compiled by his son. It only had one
short 

> note concerning G'burg, sent to a woman who was trying to compile the 

> thoughts of the leading generals for a book after the war. He
basically, 

> but oh so politely, says check the record, because I've allready said
all 

> I'm going to say. Anyone have that book? is it worth 6 bucks, cause
i'm 

> sure it's still there.

Not if you believe that if it didn't happen at Gettysburg, it didn't 

happen or it wasn't important. Otherwise, yes.

Regards,

Teej