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The author explores the personality of this iron-willed commander & brilliant tactician & gives us colorful profiles of the men who served under him. This is the most complete & compelling account to date of the fighting unit so hated by Grant that he ordered any captured Ranger to be summarily executed without trail.
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Admired for his serious sense of duty toward God & man, Lee's lighter side isn't well known to many history buffs. He consistently displayed a good sense of humor, at home and on the battlefield, in letters, at parties and during political events, and even from his sickbed. Compiled here are 125 examples of the width and breadth of Lee's humor, dating from his youth to his last working day as president of Washington College.