A House Divided is an exciting introduction to two of the most fascinating players in the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was gruff and sloppy, the son of a hardworking but uneducated man opposed to slavery. Robert E. Lee, a slave owner himself, was a polite, aristocratic Virginia gentleman who descended from the Revolutionary War hero “Light-Horse Harry." Both men studied at West Point but developed very different tactics—Lee...

"Robert E. Lee seemed destined for greatness. His father was a Revolutionary War hero and at West Point he graduated second in his class! In 1861, when the Southern states seceded from the Union, Lee was offered the opportunity to command the Union forces. However, even though he was against the war, his loyalty to his home state of Virginia wouldn't let him fight for the North."--Amazon.com.

Profiles the life and military career of Confederate general, Robert E. Lee.

Discusses the life and career of James Longstreet, Confederate general and trusted adviser to Robert E. Lee.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to lead a country already divided; the Union was divided on just what its goals were, while the Confederacy's one goal was independence. The situation was up to military, political and abolitionist leaders to resolve by either preserving the Union or creating a new country.

A biography of Robert E. Lee, concentrating on the Civil War years.