| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Great Campaigns of the Civil War |
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Great campaigns of the Civil War.
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| Contents |
Terrible times of shipwreck -- Fort Fisher and Wilmington -- In the Carolinas -- Bentonville -- Late winter at Petersburg -- The fall of Petersburg -- To Sailor's Creek -- Spring morning -- A scrap of paper -- Scattered embers |
| Summary |
When Gen. Robert E. Lee fled from Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, in April 1865, many observers did not realize that the Civil War had reached its nadir. A large number of Confederates, from Jefferson Davis down to the rank-and-file, were determined to continue fighting. Though Union successes had nearly extinguished the Confederacy's hope for an outright victory, the South still believed it could force the Union to grant a negotiated peace that would salvage some of its war aims. As evidence of the Confederacy's determination, two major Union campaigns, along with a number of smaller engag |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Military campaigns
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Peace
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Peace.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140260
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014034907 |
| ISBN |
9780803274723 |
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0803274726 |
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9780803274709 |
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080327470X |
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