Witness to Appomattox

Autori

• Richard Wheeler

Parametri

• 255 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Guerre
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Storia Militare
• Tema stórico

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Noted Civil War historian Richard Wheeler brings this narrative to life with haunting images of the final days of the Civil War: President Lincoln walking through the streets of Richmond, drawing an admiring crowd of blacks; Confederate and Union troops gathering in the fields around Appomattox Court House, mingling with former foes, experiencing disbelief, bitterness, relief. Drawing from numerous eyewitness descriptions, Wheeler effectively recreates a moment of the Civil War that is perhaps unequalled in sheer emotion. This account is as much a tribute to Confederate courage as it is a record of the final triumph of the Union cause.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1991

(In brossura)