The women of City Point, Virginia, 1864-1865 : stories of life and work in the Union Occupation Headquarters / Jeanne Marie Christie.
"After more than three years of grim fighting, General Ulysses Grant had a plan to end the Civil War-laying siege to Petersburg, Virginia, thus cutting off supplies the Confederate capital at Richmond. He established his headquarters at City Point on the James River, requiring thousands of troops, t...
Main Author: | Christie, Jeanne Marie, 1944- (Author) |
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Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2020]
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Physical Description: | ix, 271 pages ; 23 cm |
Format: | Book |