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200 00$aWhy the Confederacy lost$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Gabor S. Boritt ; essays by James M. McPherson ... [et al.]
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300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Contents; Introduction; 1. American Victory, American Defeat; 2. Military Means, Political Ends: Strategy; 3. ""Upon their Success Hang Momentous Interests"": Generals; 4. The Perseverence of the Soldiers; 5. Black Glory: The African-American Role in Union Victory; Notes; For Further Reading: A Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
330   $aAfter the Civil War, someone asked General Pickett why the Battle of Gettysburg had been lost: Was it Lee's error in taking the offensive, the tardiness of Ewell and Early, or Longstreet's hesitation in attacking? Pickett scratched his head and replied, ""I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it."" This simple fact, writes James McPherson, has escaped a generation of historians who have looked to faulty morale, population, economics, and dissent as the causes of Confederate failure. These were all factors, he writes, but the Civil War was still a war--won by the Union army t
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