Light Horse Harry Lee
The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero
Washington, DC : Regnery History, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: xiii, 434 pages ; 24 cm
He was a dashing military hero who led the fight for America's independence.
His son would later become the general who almost tore America apart.
Henry Lee III, whose name "Light-Horse" came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle, was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America's War for Independence. By now, most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse Harry Lee, the father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee; but this new biography reveals he may be one of the most fascinating figures in our nation's history. A daring military commander, Lee was also an early American statesman whose passionate argument in favor of national unity helped ratify the Constitution. When President George Washington needed to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion, he sent in his friend Light-Horse Harry Lee with 12,000 militia men. When Washington died, Lee was the man who famously eulogized our first president as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." With incredible stories about Light-Horse Harry Lee's interactions with famous men and women--including George and Martha Washington, Nathanial Greene, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr--this book paints a rich portrait of an underappreciated American character, and also provides unique new insight into the upbringing and motivations of Lee's infamous son, General Robert E. Lee.
His son would later become the general who almost tore America apart.
Henry Lee III, whose name "Light-Horse" came from his legendary exploits with mounted troops and skill in the saddle, was a dashing cavalry commander and hero of America's War for Independence. By now, most Americans have forgotten about Light-Horse Harry Lee, the father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee; but this new biography reveals he may be one of the most fascinating figures in our nation's history. A daring military commander, Lee was also an early American statesman whose passionate argument in favor of national unity helped ratify the Constitution. When President George Washington needed to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion, he sent in his friend Light-Horse Harry Lee with 12,000 militia men. When Washington died, Lee was the man who famously eulogized our first president as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." With incredible stories about Light-Horse Harry Lee's interactions with famous men and women--including George and Martha Washington, Nathanial Greene, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr--this book paints a rich portrait of an underappreciated American character, and also provides unique new insight into the upbringing and motivations of Lee's infamous son, General Robert E. Lee.
Contents:
Prologue -- Freestone Point -- All Sons of Liberty -- This Struggle for the Rights of Mankind -- A Rebel Captain by the Name of Lee -- A Most Gallant Affair -- Gold Seven Times Tried in the Fire -- The Great Game -- A Fatal Stab to the British Tyrant -- You Cannot Cease to be a Soldier -- One People -- Indifferent Destiny -- Pointing the Bayonet Against the Hearts of our Countrymen -- Cracked -- Farewell Great and Noble Patriots -- Unceasing Woe -- When Future Generations Shall Inquire -- The Sad Catastrophe of Baltimore -- My Miserable Exile -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
Subjects:
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
Lee family.
United States. Continental Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
Lee family.
United States. Continental Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
1621576973
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Lee, Henry | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.