One of Lee's Best Men: The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender

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ONE OF LEE'S BEST MEN One of Lee's Best Men The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Fender WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY BRIAN WILLS EDITED BY William Woods Hassler The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill and London Copyright © 1965 by William W. Hassler New foreword © 1999 by The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863. [General to his lady] One of Lee's best men :the Civil War lettersof General William Dorsey Pender / with a newforeword by Brian Wills; edited by William Woods Hassler. p. cm. Originally published: The general to his lady. 1965. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8078-4823-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) i. Pender, William Dorsey, 1834-1863—Correspondence. 2. Generals —Confederate States of America— Correspondence. 3. United States —History—Civil War, 1861—1865— Personal narratives, Confederate. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Campaigns. 5. Confederate States of America. Army—Biography 6. Pender, Fanny—Correspondence. I. Hassler, William W. (William Woods), 1917- . II. Title. E467.I.P367A4 1999 973-7'i3'o92 — dc2i 99-12073 GIF 03 02 01 oo 99 5 4 3 2 1 TO MOTHER AND MARY Who also are Dearest Wives This page intentionally left blank ...