American History

Discuss Robert E. Lee as a military commander. How successful was he; does he deserve the nearly
universal accolades afforded to him by generations of historians? In terms of his generalship, would
you describe Lee as brilliant, pragmatic, or flawed?

ONLY ABOUT CIVIL WAR. NO INFORMATION BEFORE CIVIL WAR. NOT OVER 500 WORDS. NO INTERNET SITES AS
REFERENCES.
USE THE TWO ARTICLES ATTACHED:
By Douglass Freeman and Alan T. Nolan- Major Problems in American Military History
Documents and Essays John Whiteclay Chambers II , Rutgers University G. Kurt Piehler , University of
Tennessee New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. ISBN-13: (978-0-669-33538-5) 488 Pages Paper © 1999

Instructor wants clear & concise questions answered in instructions.
The articles given are for and against Lee as a great commander. Choose whichever you want.