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Appomattox Books.
The Battle of Appomattox Court
House Books
April 9, 1865 was the last engagement fought
by the Army of Northern Virginia. Confederate General Lee surrenders to Union
General Grant. The surrender took place at the McLean House.
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A Place Called Appomattox
Marvel. Here, the author draws on original documents, diaries and letters
composed as events unfolded to produce a clear and credible portrait of
this place and the galvanizing events that unfolded there that is both
typical and extraordinary. He also scrutinizes Appomattox the national
symbol, exposing many of the cherished myths surrounding the surrender it
hosted. 416 pgs., 59 illustrations and 7 maps, 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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Appomattox
The Passing of the Armies. Wensyel. Presented from the viewpoints
of the generals, soldiers and civilians who were there, this is the story
of the retreat of Robert E. Lee's army, the constant skirmishing that
accompanied this retreat and Lee's surrender to Grant on April 9th, 1865.
262 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Appomattox County
Images of America
Schroeder & Frantel. Through rare archival images, this photo-history
examines Virginia's Appomattox County from its 1845 formation through
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the
McLean House in 1865 and beyond. You'll view Civil War landmarks, learn of
the county's agricultural history, meet notable citizens, and more. 128
pages, approximately 200 B&W photographs, 6½"x 9¼", softcover.
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Bayonet! Forward
My Civil War Reminiscences.
Chamberlain. This book is a collection of Joshua L. Chamberlain's speeches
and writings on some of the most critical actions of the Civil War,
including descriptions of Gettysburg, Petersburg, Five Forks and
Appomattox; official battle reports; a history of the Fifth Army
Corps; a moving account of the last salute to the Army of Northern
Virginia; and more. 328 pages, 6¼"x 9½", hardcover. |
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Berry Benson's Civil War Book
Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter.
Susan Williams Benson, ed. Confederate scout and sharpshooter Berry
Greenwood Benson witnessed the first shot fired on Fort Sumter, retreated
with Lee's Army to its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and missed
little of the action in between. This memoir of his service is a
remarkable narrative, filled with the minutiae of the soldier's life and
paced by a continual succession of battlefield anecdotes. 221 pgs., 5½"x
8½", hdbd. |
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Bruce Catton's Civil War
Catton. The first volume of this trilogy opens with
the Democratic Party's Charleston convention in 1860, proceeds to the
Republican Convention and Lincoln's victory, and then follows the country
as it is swept into war. The second volume shows how the Union and
Confederacy reconciled themselves to war, and how the statures of Lee,
Grant, Sherman, and others emerged. In the final volume, Lincoln remains
resolute in the belief that a house divided against itself cannot stand,
while Davis struggles for political and economic stability. You'll follow
the fighting at Fredericksburg, the surrender at Appomattox and the
end of the Confederacy, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Custer and His Wolverines
Longacre. As the youngest general in the Union army, Custer led the
Michigan Cavalry Brigade, which he dubbed the Wolverines, in some of the
Civil War's most crucial battles. Read of the brigade's critical defense
of the Union line at Gettysburg and of their key role in surrounding
Lee's army at Appomattox, and learn how the hardest fighting cavalry
brigade also became the one that suffered the heaviest casualties of any
Union cavalry unit in the Civil War. 352 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.
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Fields of Honor
Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Bearss. "Bearss evokes almost hallucinatory sensations on the
battlefield." - The Wall Street Journal. Rich with human interest
and colorful detail, this book presents a unique narrative of more than 15
of the Civil War's most critical battles, from the first shots at Fort
Sumter; through the bloody battles at Antietam, Shiloh and Gettysburg; to
the dignified surrender at Appomattox. 448 pages, 75 B&W
photographs and 25 maps, 6"x 9", hardcover. |
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From Manassas to Appomattox
Longstreet. General James Longstreet, one of the
most controversial figures of the Civil war, wrote these memoirs in the
combative style of the old soldier. Their tremendous historical interest
lies not only in his personal account of the progress of the Civil War,
and in the many fascinating anecdotes about Lee and his officers, but in
the insight they afford into the mind and character of one of the bravest
and most loyal of Southern generals. 690 pages, 5½"x 8½", softcover. |
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Haunted Battlefields
Virginia's Civil War Ghosts
Brown. Do spirits still replay the past at Virginia's battlefields?
Through photographs and other findings from paranormal investigations,
this heavily illustrated book examines more than 20 new ghostly encounters
at 13 Civil War sites in northern Virginia, Richmond and Petersburg.
You'll visit Cold Harbor, Henry House Hill, the Bull Run Bridge at
Manassas, Fredericksburg's Sunken Road, Grant's headquarters at
Appomattox Manor, and many others. 160 pages, 82 B&W photographs, 6"x
9", softcover.
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Homeward Bound
The Demobilization of the Union and Confederate
Armies, 1865-1866. Holberton. This book looks at what happened to the
hundreds of thousands of men in the Union and Confederate armies after
they laid down their arms. Beginning with the surrender at Appomattox,
it takes you through all the aspects and phases of demobilization
including the bureaucratic red tape and mishandled orders, and in some
cases, tragic accidents. 224 pgs., 17 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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Lee's Last Retreat
The Flight to Appomattox. Marvel. Few events
in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the
retreat that ended at Appomattox. This book offers the first history of
the Appomattox campaign written primarily from contemporary source
material, with a skeptical eye toward memoirs published well after the
events they purport to describe. 328 pgs., 38 illustrations and 6 maps,
6"x 9¼", hdbd. |
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Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War
Chancellorsville to the Surrender of Appomattox.
Benson J. Lossing. Published shortly after the war's end by one of the
mid-19th century's leading popular historians, this third-volume chronicle
of the Civil War battles, political events, and personalities offers
details and interpretations that will surprise the most knowledgeable
Civil War buff. "The Shelby Foote of the 19th century, Lossing presents an
abundantly illustrated text that makes for interesting reading." - North &
South. 652 pgs., 328 illustrations. 6½"x 9¾", sfbd.
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Sunset of the Confederacy
Schaff. This compelling narrative, written by a
sympathetic Union officer who witnessed the war's conclusion, covers the
last days of the Civil War and the downfall of the Army of Northern
Virginia. It's a fascinating account of the people, places and events that
changed the course of history - from the fall of Richmond and Petersburg
to the climactic meeting between Lee and Grant at Appomattox. 302 pages,
5½"x 8½", softcover. |
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The Cavalry at Appomattox
A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the
Civil War's Climactic Campaign, March 27-April 9, 1865. Longacre. This
book provides day-by-day accounts of Union and Confederate cavalry
operations during the last critical week of warfare in Virginia,
highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing forces, and
includes the battles leading up to - and including - the climactic
encounter outside Appomattox Court House. 288 pgs., 36 B&W photos and 9
maps, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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The Civil War
Red River to Appomattox. Shelby Foote. A
unique achievement, recognized as one of the finest histories ever
fashioned by an American. Opens with Grant vs. Lee in Virginia and Sherman
pressing Johnston in Georgia. Includes Lincoln's second inaugural, Lee at
Appomattox, Davis' flight south, Lincoln's death, and the surrender of the
last Confederate armies. 1106 pgs., 49 maps, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", sfbd. |
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To Appomattox
Nine April Days, 1865. Davis. This riveting
chronicle of the nine final days of the Civil War is an anecdotal and
intimate portrait of Lee, Grant, Lincoln and the war's other notable
personalities as they play out the end game to America's bloodiest war.
Told largely through the eyes, ears and voices of the participants
themselves, it is an account of these last days that touches the heart. "A
vivid narrative… wholeheartedly recommended." - The New York Times. 443
pgs., 35 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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