Bibliograph

The lost indictment of Robert E. Lee, the forgotten case against an American icon, John Reeves

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Label

The lost indictment of Robert E. Lee, the forgotten case against an American icon, John Reeves

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lost indictment of Robert E. Lee

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1007038142

Responsibility statement

John Reeves

Sub title

the forgotten case against an American icon

Summary

History has been kind to Robert E. Lee, but immediately after the Civil War many northerners believed Lee should be hanged for treason and war crimes. In June of 1865 Robert E. Lee was indicted for treason by a Norfolk, Virginia grand jury. Reeves tells the story of the forgotten legal and moral case that was made against the Confederate general after the Civil War. The actual indictment went missing for 72 years, and has both literally and figuratively disappeared from our national consciousness. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

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