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Appomattox : victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the Civil War /

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Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of patriotism untainted by ideology. But as Elizabeth Varon reveals in this vividly narrated history, t...

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Main Author: Varon, Elizabeth R., 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Appomattox Campaign, 1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Peace.
Lee, Robert E. > (Robert Edward), > 1807-1870.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

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