The Civil War Ends, 1865 - Softcover

Bradley, Mark L.

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ISBN 10: 0160927684 ISBN 13: 9780160927683

Publisher: Department of the Army, 2015

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Many people mistakenly believe that the American Civil War ended when General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia evacuated the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, after a long siege and surrendered to his Union counterpart, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865. Although the capitulation of the South's premier field army foreshadowed the Confederacy's ultimate demise, important operations took place concurrent with the struggle between Grant and Lee-operations which continued into May 1865. This brochure examines some of these events, starting with Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Carolinas Campaign, and continuing with several raids led by Union Generals George Stoneman, Edward E. Potter, and James H. Wilson. Other operations covered include the Federal assault on Mobile, Alabama, and the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The rest of the brochure describes how the remaining Confederate military forces from North Carolina to Texas laid down their arms in the spring of 1865. Middle school through academic students pursuing coursework on the topic of the United States Civil War in American History classes may be interested in this resource as a supplemental reading text or for research papers on this topic. Additionally, American citizens, military personnel, including military historians, and others interested in the American Civil War may be interested in this work. Middle school, high school, academic, community college, public libraries as well Federal/State/Municipal Government libraries and news organization libraries may benefit from this work in their American History reference collections.

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