David J. Eicher has assembled the most comprehensive collection ever of photographs, paintings, and engravings to chronicle the life of Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and one of America's most celebrated and revered generals. The more than 375 images represent places associated with Lee, family members, friends, and Civil War battlefields. The collection is augmented by quotations from Lee's personal letters and those of family members and fellow army officers, while other archival sources and a series of vignettes recall important periods in Lee's life.