Interesting to note that the review for the same book in the conservative Claremont Review of Books (for which Guelzo is a contributor) also largely concurs with the author's critical assessment[1].<p>Christopher Caldwell's treatment is more sympathetic, and gives a better overview of the historical reception of Lee's reputation[2]. Caldwell brought to my attention Charles Francis Adams' collection of essays, the first and last of which deal with Lee[3]. Adams was a scion of that famous family, and fought for the Union during the war, so it's absolutely fascinating to read him and find out how a member of the Northern aristocracy thought about Lee and his reputation about 40 years after the Civil War.<p>[1] <a href="https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/on-and-off-the-pedestal/" rel="nofollow">https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/on-and-off-the-pedestal/</a><p>[2] <a href="https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/there-goes-robert-e-lee/" rel="nofollow">https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/there-goes-robert-e-lee/</a><p>[3] <a href="https://archive.org/details/leeatappomattoxo00adam_0" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/leeatappomattoxo00adam_0</a>