Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0199751714
- ISBN-13
- 9780199751716
- Series
- Appomattox
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-12
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Elizabeth R. Varon
Description
Examines the events surrounding Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House, focusing on the debate over the meaning of the Civil War that immediately followed its end.
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