Lee's Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox (Civil War America) - Softcover

Marvel, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807857033 ISBN 13: 9780807857038

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate myth-making as the retreat that ended at Appomattox. William Marvel shows that during the final week of the war in Virginia, Lee's troops were more numerous yet far less faithful to their cause than has been suggested: Lee himself made mistakes in this campaign, and defeat wrung from him an unusual display of fault-finding. Finally, Marvel proves accounts of the congenial intermingling of the armies at Appomattox to be shamelessly overblown and the renowned exchange of salutes to be apocryphal.

About this title

Review:

"Marvel has cut away much distortion and hyperbole from the Appomattox story."
"Washington Times"

"Marvel sets the record straight on the last retreat and surrender of the Confederate army."
"Library Journal"

"This well-written study stands as the best single-volume study to date on the Appomattox Campaign."
"Blue & Gray Magazine"

"Offers thought-provoking analyses and insights that will likely stir debate."
"Washington Post Book World"

"This book establishes a new baseline for discussions about Lee's last campaign."
"Journal of Southern History"

About the Author:

William Marvel's many books include the award-winning <i>Andersonville: The Last Depot</i> and <i>The Alabama and the Kearsarge: The Sailor's Civil War</i>. He lives in South Conway, New Hampshire.

About this edition

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0807857033
• ISBN 13: 9780807857038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322