Appomattox : victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War / Elizabeth R. Varon.

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"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated history, this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885.
Appomattox Campaign, 1865.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Peace.
Physical Description:viii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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