The Collapse of the Confederacy (Key Issues of the Civil War Era)

Simpson, Brooks D. [Editor]; Grimsley, Mark [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0803221703 / ISBN 13: 9780803221703

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 2001

About this Item

A collection of six essays exploring the final months of the Civil War. It challenges the assumption that the South's defeat was inevitable after late 1864, analyzing how battlefield realities, national strategy, and a buckling home front ultimately doomed the rebellion. The book explores several interconnected factors that led to the Confederacy's unraveling.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Collapse of the Confederacy (Key Issues of the Civil War Era)
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803221703
• ISBN 13: 9780803221703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 17 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Civil War

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Synopsis

Practically all Civil War historians agree that after the fall of Atlanta in September 1864 and Lincoln's triumphant reelection in November, the South had no remaining chance to make good its independence. Well aware that Appomattox and Durham Station were close at hand, historians have treated the war's final months in a fashion that smacks strongly of denouement: the great, tragic conflict rolls on to its now-certain end.

 

Certain, that is, to us, but deeply uncertain to the millions of Northerners and Southerners who lived through the anxious days of early 1865. The final months of the Confederacy offer fascinating opportunities-as a case study in war termination, as a period that shaped the initial circumstances of Reconstruction, and as a lens through which to analyze Southern society at its most stressful moment. The Collapse of the Confederacy collects six essays that explore how popular expectations, national strategy, battlefield performance, and Confederate nationalism affected Confederate actions during the final months of the conflict.

About the Author

Mark Grimsley is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University. Brooks D. Simpson is a professor of history at Arizona State University. Grimsley and Simpson are coauthors of Gettysburg: A Battlefield Guide (Nebraska).