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A Place Called Appomattox (Paperback)
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A Place Called Appomattox (Paperback)
Series: Civil War America
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Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically
charged places in America, it was an ordinary tobacco-growing
village both before and after an accident of fate brought the
armies of Lee and Grant together there. It is that Appomattox-the
typical small Confederate community-that William Marvel portrays in
this deeply researched, compelling study. He tells the story of the
Civil War from the perspective of those who inhabited one of the
conflict's most famous sites. The village sprang into existence
just as Texas became a state and reached its peak not long before
Lee and Grant met there. The postwar decline of the village
mirrored that of the rural South as a whole, and Appomattox served
as the focal point for both Lost Cause myth-making and
reconciliation reveries. Marvel draws on original documents,
diaries, and letters composed as the war unfolded to produce a
clear and credible portrait of everyday life in this town, as well
as examining the galvanizing events of April 1865. He also
scrutinizes Appomattox the national symbol, exposing and explaining
some of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender there. In
particular, he challenges the fable that enemies who had battled
each other for four years suddenly laid down their arms and
welcomed each other as brothers.
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