Spring 1865 : the closing campaigns of the Civil War / / Perry D. Jamieson ; maps by Erin Greb

• Autore: Jamieson Perry D.
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (564 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/31
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Peace
• Persona (resp. second.): GrebErin
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 engag
• Titolo autorizzato: Spring 1865
• ISBN: 0-8032-7470-X; 0-8032-2581-4; 0-8032-7472-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824029103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Great campaigns of the Civil War.