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I just found a new book you might be interested in - it's on my list:

The Soul of Lee

The Soul of Lee, by Randolph H. McKim, has never been reprinted (until now). First published in 1917, this volume, in the author’s words, emphasizes Lee’s “character as a man.” McKim served as a field chaplain in the Army of Northern Virginia and also wrote the very popular A Soldier’s Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate, published in 1910. McKim also served as Rector of Christ Church in Alexandria, the church of George Washington and the church where Lee first made public his faith in Christ. This book examines “the soul of Lee” in his formative years, as well as the years during and after the War and includes a chapter entitled, “Lee’s Spiritual Life” – a true delight!

"Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold dear depend upon your courage and exertions. Let each man resolve to be victorious, and that the right of self government, liberty and peace shall find him a defender."
---General Robert E. Lee to his men, 1861

"I saw in States' Rights the only availing check upon the absolutism of the sovereign will, and secession filled me with hope, not as the destruction but as the redemption of Democracy . . . I deemed that you [i.e., Lee] were fighting the battles of our liberty, our progress, and our civilization; and I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo." -Lord Acton to General Lee