| Description |
331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-321) and index. |
| 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 -- J. H. "Ham" Chamberlayne -- Union army guard and other men at former slave jail -- Attorney General James Speed -- Robert E. Lee, son G. W. Custis Lee, and staff officer Walter Taylor -- Henry Kyd Douglas -- Pvt. A. S. Dorman -- Rebs Taking the Oath at Richmond, 1865 -- George Summers -- 188th Pennsylvania on provost guard duty -- MAPS -- Appomattox campaign, April 2 -- 9, 1865 -- Virginia counties, 1865 -- Maryland counties, 1865 -- West Virginia counties, 1865. |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Confederate States of America. Army -- Demobilization.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Social conflict -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Peace.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877.
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| Genre |
History.
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| ISBN |
9781469663371 |
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1469663376 |
| Standard No. |
40030709542 |
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