Spring 1865: The Closing Campaigns of the Civil War (Great Campaigns of the Civil War)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803225814 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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A. A. Nofi said A Comprehensive Look at the Final Rounds of the Civil War. A summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com'It might seem that the closing months of the Civil War had been well covered, but Jamieson, author of several notable works ("Crossing the Deadly Ground", "Attack and Die", etc.) throws some interesting new . A very interesting book The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt Johnson This book is part of the University of Nebraska Press series, Great Campaigns of the Civil War, and focuses in on the final months of the war. The book begins with Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia defense of Richmond and Petersburg, wit. lyndonbrecht said Perhaps over detailed but a good review of the surrenders--not just Lee at Appomattox. Has a valuable bibliographic essay.. This is the best book on the subject I have read; it's brief, just over "Perhaps over detailed but a good review of the surrenders--not just Lee at Appomattox. Has a valuable bibliographic essay." according to lyndonbrecht. This is the best book on the subject I have read; it's brief, just over 200 pages, solidly researched and quite well-written. My only complaint is that the maps, while useful, do not show terrain and most of the names on the maps are close to microsco. 00 pages, solidly researched and quite well-written. My only complaint is that the maps, while useful, do not show terrain and most of the names on the maps are close to microsco
Robert E. Jamieson juxtaposes for the first time the major campaign against Lee that ended at Appomattox and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s surrender at Bennett Place. . As evidence of the Confederacy’s determination, two major Union campaigns, along with a number of smaller engagements, were required to quell the continued organized Confederate military resistance.In Spring 1865 Perry D. Lee fled from Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia, in April 1865, many observers did not realize that the Civil War had reached its nadir. A large number of Confederates, from Jefferson Davis down to the rank-and-file, were determined to continue fighting. When Gen. William T. Though Union successes had nearly extinguished the Confederacy’s hope for an outright victory, the South still believed it could force the Union to grant a negotiated peace that would salvage some of its war aims. As both sides fought for political goals following Lee’s surrender, these campaigns had significant consequences for the political-military context that shaped the end of the war as well as Reconstruction. Sherman’s march north through the Carolinas, which culminated in Gen. Jamieson also addresses the efforts required to put down armed resistance in the Deep South and the Trans-Mississippi
"A valuable addition to Civil War historiography."—Nathan Marzoli, Military Review