Appomattox: The Last Days of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia

by Michael Haskew

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627886192
Publisher:	Zenith Press
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Michael E. Haskew has been writing and researching military history subjects for over twenty-five years. He is the editor of WWII History magazine and The World War II Desk Reference with the Eisenhower Center for American Studies. He is the author of West Point 1915: Eisenhower, Bradley, and the Class the Stars Fell On; Appomattox: The Last Days of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia; and Tank: 100 Years of the World's Most Important Armored Military Vehicle, among numerous other publications. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Part I Summit at City Point 10

Chapter 1 The Tightening Noose 11

Chapter 2 Grand Strategy and the Last Campaign 31

Part II Forlorn Mope 46

Chapter 3 In the Trenches of Petersburg 47

Chapter 4 Failure at Five Forks 65

Part III Come Retribution 88

Chapter 5 Richmond in Ruins 89

Chapter 6 A Visit to the Other White House 105

Part IV Beyond Rebel Reach 120

Chapter 7 For Rations and Rail 121

Chapter 8 The Relentless Federal Host 134

Part V Famished, Fatigued, and Fighting 150

Chapter 9 Debacle at Sailor's Creek 151

Chapter 10 Crossing the River, Burning the Bridges 166

Part VI To Appomattox Court House 182

Chapter 11 A Thousand Deaths 183

Chapter 12 Furl the Flags 202

Epilogue 223

Endnotes 240

Bibliography 249

Index 253

Editorial Reviews

"If you're an American, whether you're an advocate for the North or the South, all will agree that Appomattox represents one of the hallmarks of the Civil War. Author Michael E. Heskew, a researcher, writer, and editor of many military history subjects for more than 20 years, puts the hardship and deprivation suffered by this Army's soldiers while defending their home and ideals into proper perspective." - HistoryWire.com

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