Appomattox : victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War / / Elizabeth R. Varon.
"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated hist...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 305 p. :; ill., map. |
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Table of Contents:
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- Prologue
- Part One: Battlefront
- Ch 1 No Escape
- Ch 2 Councils of War
- Ch 3 The Surrender Conference
- Ch 4 Rank-and-File
- Part Two: Homefront
- Ch 5: Tidings of Peace
- Ch 6: Victory and Mourning
- Ch 7: Defeat and Liberation
- Part Three: Aftermath
- Ch 8: The Trials of Robert E. Lee
- Ch 9: The Education of U.S. Grant
- Epilogue: The Apple Tree
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.