#1 – Gods and Generals
Beginning in 1858, the novel follows Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain as sectional conflict moves towards secession and war. Lee struggles with loyalty to the United States and Virginia; Jackson leaves an obscure teaching post to become one…
#2 – The Killer Angels
During the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg, commanders on both sides attempt to understand an enemy they can see only in fragments. Robert E. Lee believes an aggressive victory may force a political settlement, while James Longstreet doubts the wisdom of attacking strong Union…
#3 – The Last Full Measure
After Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee returns to Virginia with a damaged army while Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain recovers from illness and wounds. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln gives Ulysses S. Grant authority over the Union armies, and Grant begins a campaign that refuses to release pressure after each…