LEE TAKES COMMAND

In which we set the stage for the Seven Days’ Battles (June 25- July 1, 1862) by looking at Jefferson Davis’s decision to appoint Robert E. Lee to command the Confederate army defending Richmond.

Our book recommendation for this episode isn’t a book! It’s The Great Courses’ “Robert E. Lee and His High Command,” which is a series of twelve lectures by Gary W. Gallagher.

• Listen to Episode 157: LeeTakesCommand