Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
|
Buy Now
Ends of War - The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R919
Discovery Miles 9 190
|
|
Ends of War - The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
The Army of Northern Virginia's chaotic dispersal began even before
Lee and Grant met at Appomattox Court House. As the Confederates
had pushed west at a relentless pace for nearly a week, thousands
of wounded and exhausted men fell out of the ranks. When word
spread that Lee planned to surrender, most remaining troops stacked
their arms and accepted paroles allowing them to return home, even
as they lamented the loss of their country and cause. But others
broke south and west, hoping to continue the fight. Fearing a
guerrilla war, Grant extended the generous Appomattox terms to
every rebel who would surrender himself. Provost marshals fanned
out across Virginia and beyond, seeking nearly 18,000 of Lee's men
who had yet to surrender. But the shock of Lincoln's assassination
led Northern authorities to see threats of new rebellion in every
rail depot and harbor where Confederates gathered for transport,
even among those already paroled. While Federal troops struggled to
keep order and sustain a fragile peace, their newly surrendered
adversaries seethed with anger and confusion at the sight of Union
troops occupying their towns and former slaves celebrating freedom.
In this dramatic new history of the weeks and months after
Appomattox, Caroline E. Janney reveals that Lee's surrender was
less an ending than the start of an interregnum marked by military
and political uncertainty, legal and logistical confusion, and
continued outbursts of violence. Janney takes readers from the
deliberations of government and military authorities to the
ground-level experiences of common soldiers. Ultimately, what
unfolds is the messy birth narrative of the Lost Cause, laying the
groundwork for the defiant resilience of rebellion in the years
that followed.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.