Appomattox

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They endured hardship and deprivation as they fought for their home and ideals relive the final days of the Army of Northern Virginia Appomattox The Last Days of Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia encompasses the defense and evacuation of the Confederate capital of Richmond, the horrific combat in the trenches of Petersburg, General Robert E Lee s withdrawal toward the Carolinas in his forlorn hope of a rendezvous with General Joseph E Johnston s Army of Tennessee to carry on the fight, the relentless pursuit of Union forces, and the ultimate realization that further resistance against overwhelming odds was futile.The Army of Northern Virginia was the fighting soul of the Confederacy in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War From its inception, it fought against overwhelming odds Union forces might have occupied territory, but as long as the Confederate army was active in the field, the rebellion was alive Through four years of bitter conflict, the Army of Northern Virginia and its longtime commander, General Robert E Lee, became the stuff of legend By April 1865, its days were numbered.There are many stories of heroism and sacrifice, both Union and Confederate, during the Civil War, and Robert E Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia wrote their own epic chapter Author Michael E Haskew, a researcher, writer, and editor of many military history subjects for over twenty years, puts the hardship and deprivation suffered by this Army s soldiers while defending their home and ideals into proper perspective. Free Download Appomattox Author Michael E. Haskew For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Historian Michael E Haskew has chronicled the final campaign that led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in Appomattox The Last Days Of Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia The narrative begins with Gen Grant being unrecognized as he checks into the Willard Hotel on March 8, 1864 to freshen up before walking over to the White House to meet with President Lincoln It continues with the adoption of the strategy that tightened the noose around Lee and his army Readers are Historian Michael E Haskew has chronicled the final campaign that led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in Appomattox The Last Days Of Robert E Lee s Army of Northern Virginia The narrative begins with Gen Grant being unreco...Liked this one a lot You will too if you re a history buff I received this book thru a Goodreads give away and would pay the cover price to include it in my library Michael isn t quite to the level that the Shaaras have attained, with their central charact...Jessica, North River patron, June 2016, 5 stars Great overview of the battles and events leading up to the surrender at AppomattoxAn excellent account on the final days and the final battle that ended the Civil War on April 9, 1865 when Confederate general Robert E Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S Grant.Full disclosure I am not a Civil War history aficionado Book was given to me An incredibly well researched account of the last month or so of the ANVa, leading up to Appomattox.

Appomattox
  • 20 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 0760348170
  • Michael E. Haskew
  • Appomattox