Ends of war :: the unfinished fight of Lee's army after Appomattox /

"In this masterful work, Caroline E. Janney begins with a deceptively simple question: how did the Army of Northern Virginia disband? Janney slows down the pace of the events after Appomattox to reveal it less as a decisive end and more as the commencement of a chaotic interregnum marked by pro...

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1. Verfasser: Janney, Caroline E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Zusammenfassung:"In this masterful work, Caroline E. Janney begins with a deceptively simple question: how did the Army of Northern Virginia disband? Janney slows down the pace of the events after Appomattox to reveal it less as a decisive end and more as the commencement of a chaotic interregnum marked by profound military and political uncertainty, legal and logistical confusion, and continued outbursts of violence. Janney blends analysis of large-scale political, legal, and military considerations with intimate narratives of individual soldiers considering their options and pursuing a wide range of decisions"--
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ISBN:9781469663395
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