The Road to Appomattox
Title | The Road to Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | Thorndike Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780783893723 |
A description of the military operations of the Civil War includes analyses of the leadership and strategies of both sides of the conflict.
Road To Appomattox
Title | Road To Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | Bell Irvin Wiley |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1994-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780807119112 |
Originally published forty years ago, Bell Irvin Wiley’s The Road to Appomattox marked one of the first efforts by a Civil War scholar to identify the internal causes of the South’s defeat. Today this elegant little book remains one of the most penetrating, thought-provoking works on the subject. In the book’s three chapters, Wiley treats three broad reasons for the failure of the Confederacy: weak political leadership, low morale among the populace, and four “internal influences” in the South. Those four shortcomings stemmed from traits apparently endemic to southerners in general, Wiley explains, and they included disharmony among and between political and military leaders; the government’s failure to provide adequate public information systems; rigidity in outlook and course of action; and poor judgment, especially of the North’s strength, the South’s own strength, and Europe’s dependence on cotton. Recent years have witnessed a number of significant studies dealing with Confederate defeat, particularly with the failings of Davis as war leader and with the complex issue of the South’s dedication to the cause. Wiley was one of the first historians to raise these issues and discuss them trenchantly. Those familiar with The Road to Appomattox will cheer the reissue of this resonant work; first-time readers will see why.
The Road to Appomattox
Title | The Road to Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | Bell Irvin Wiley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Confederate States of America |
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The Road to Appomattox
Title | The Road to Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | C. Carter Smith |
Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781562942649 |
Uses contemporary pictures and maps in presenting the story of the trappers, miners, ranchers, and farmers who turned a huge wilderness into the breadbasket of the world
The Appomattox Campaign
Title | The Appomattox Campaign PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Calkins |
Publisher | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1997-07-21 |
Genre | History |
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Previous accounts of the Civil War's last major campaign have often neglected the actual maneuvers and tactics of the units involved. This new addition to the Great Campaigns series features a tactical approach to the final drama of the Civil War. Innovative maps, sidebars and charts complement a dramatic narrative. The fall of Petersburg and Richmond, the last battles at Five Forks, Sailor's Creek, and Dinwiddie Court House, and the final surrender at Appomattox are all described by an author whose knowledge of the historical sources is equaled by his familiarity with the area over which the armies marched and fought.The author provides a day-to-day narrative of this fascinating campaign, with a series of specially commissioned maps that make clear the complex series of maneuvers that finally brought Lee's beleaguered army to bay. Special sidebars highlight many incidents and personalities of the campaign, including never-before-published information on African-Americans in Confederate service. Record-keeping, especially for the Confederates, was difficult in the last hectic days of the war, and readers will find here the most complete order of battle available for both sides.
Road to Appomattox
Title | Road to Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | Castle Books, Incorporated |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2008-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780785820598 |
The story of how the North finally defeated the South in the Civil War, using vivid descriptions, the words of actual participants, and helpful photos and illustrations.
West from Appomattox
Title | West from Appomattox PDF eBook |
Author | Heather Cox Richardson |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2007-03-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300137850 |
“This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics” (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the post–Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own words—from ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull—Richardson tells a story about the creation of modern America.