Ends Of War: The Unfinished Fight Of Lee'S Army After Appomattox

In this masterful work, Caroline E. Janney begins with a deceptively simple question: how did the Army of Northern Virginia disband? Janney slows down the pace of the events after Appomattox to reveal it less as a decisive end and more as the commencement of a chaotic interregnum marked by profound military and political uncertainty, legal and logistical confusion, and continued outbursts of violence. Janney blends analysis of large-scale political, legal, and military considerations with intimate narratives of individual soldiers considering their options and pursuing a wide range of decisions--

• | Author: Caroline E. Janney
• | Publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1469674300
• | ISBN-13: 9781469674308