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Ends of war : the unfinished fight of Lee's army after Appomattox / Caroline E. Janney

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Janney, Caroline E.
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Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Unraveling -- 2. The Terms -- 3. Flight -- 4. Waiting -- 5. Procession of Defeat -- 6. Urgent Pursuit -- 7. A Rebel Capital No More -- 8. To Johnston's Army -- 9. Loyal Territory -- 10. Men on Parole Are Bound in Honor -- 11. Southbound -- 12. Disgraceful to Live and Associate with Rebels -- 13. Enemies or Insurgents -- 14. Pardon and Amnesty -- 15. Rebels Still -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M and N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Back Cover
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"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"--
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9781469663395 (electronic bk.)
1469663392 (electronic bk.)
9781469663371
1469663376
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