02724nam 2200637 450 991046368800332120200520144314.00-8032-7470-X0-8032-2581-40-8032-7472-6(CKB)2670000000595695(EBL)1956658(SSID)ssj0001441121(PQKBManifestationID)11896565(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001441121(PQKBWorkID)11392646(PQKB)11750152(MiAaPQ)EBC1956658(OCoLC)903489524(MdBmJHUP)muse42497(Au-PeEL)EBL1956658(CaPaEBR)ebr11020374(CaONFJC)MIL728857(OCoLC)923710916(EXLCZ)99267000000059569520150228h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpring 1865 the closing campaigns of the Civil War /Perry D. Jamieson ; maps by Erin GrebLincoln, [Nebraska] ;London, [England] :University of Nebraska Press,2015.©20151 online resource (564 p.)Great Campaigns of the Civil WarIncludes index.1-322-97575-2 0-8173-5088-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Terrible times of shipwreck -- Fort Fisher and Wilmington -- In the Carolinas -- Bentonville -- Late winter at Petersburg -- The fall of Petersburg -- To Sailor's Creek -- Spring morning -- A scrap of paper -- Scattered embers.When Gen. Robert E. 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. 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 evidence of the Confederacy's determination, two major Union campaigns, along with a number of smaller engagGreat campaigns of the Civil War.United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865PeaceElectronic books.973.7/31Jamieson Perry D.991974Greb ErinMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463688003321Spring 18652270328UNINA