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Ends of war, the unfinished fight of Lee's army after Appomattox, Caroline E. Janney

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Ends of war

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Caroline E. Janney

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 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"--, Provided by publisher

Machine generated contents note:, 1., Unraveling, 2., The Terms, 3., Flight, 4., Waiting, 5., Procession of Defeat, 6., Urgent Pursuit, 7., A Rebel Capital No More, 8., To Johnston's Army, 9., Loyal Territory, 10., Men on Parole Are Bound in Honor, 11., Southbound, 12., Disgraceful to Live and Associate with Rebels, J. H. "Ham" Chamberlayne, Union army guard and other men at former slave jail, Attorney General James Speed, Robert E. Lee, son G. W. Custis Lee, and staff officer Walter Taylor, Henry Kyd Douglas, Pvt. A. S. Dorman, Rebs Taking the Oath at Richmond, 1865, George Summers, 188th Pennsylvania on provost guard duty, MAPS, Appomattox campaign, April 2 -- 9, 1865, Virginia counties, 1865, Maryland counties, 1865, West Virginia counties, 1865

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Unfinished fight of Lee's army after Appomattox