Lee Did General Lee Have A Diary?

[Creighton1930]

hello, I was curious if anyone knew if Robert E Lee had a diary, and if so, is it available too read? if not, are any of his letters available too read?

 

[gentlemanrob]

a good website for letters:
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/recollections.htm

 

[jackt62]

Never heard about Lee having a diary, may be that's one reason why he never wrote his memoirs.

 

[dlofting]

Don't believe he did but his letters are worth reading.

 

[DanSBHawk]

Elizabeth Pryor wrote a book titled Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters.

 

[Saint Jude]

Elizabeth Pryor wrote a book titled Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters.

A good read.

 

[TerryB]

a good website for letters:
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/recollections.htm

I used to own a copy of Letters & Rec that came out in the early 20th century. I sure wish I hadn't sold it. It was one of my favorite childhood reads and had belonged to one of my gg grandfather's daughters.

 

[luinrina]

Here's another place to read Recollections And Letters Of General Robert E. Lee.

Also, Rev. John William Jones - who was a chaplain in the Army of Northern Virginia and later chaplain at Washington College when Lee was president - wrote books about the general:

Life and Letters of Robert Edward Lee, Soldier and Man
Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee