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$19.95 |
The Appomattox Campaign
March 29 - April 9, 1865
by
Chris M. Calkins, softcover, 240 pages.
Previous accounts of the
Civil War’s last major campaign have often neglected the actual maneuvers
and tactics of the units involved. This book features a tactical approach
to the final drama of the Civil War. Innovative maps, sidebars and charts
complement a dramatic narrative. The fall of Petersburg and Richmond, the
last battles at Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Sutherland Station,
Namozine Church, Amelia Springs, High Bridge, Sailor’s Creek, Cumberland
Church, Appomattox Station, and Appomattox Court House as well as the
surrender are all described by the author whose extensive knowledge of the
historical sources is equaled by his long familiarity with the countryside
over which the armies marched and fought.
The author provides a
day-to-day narrative of this fascinating campaign, with a series of
specially commissioned maps that make clear the complex series of maneuvers
that finally brought Lee’s beleaguered army to bay. Special sidebars
highlight many incidents and personalities of the campaign, and the various
Virginia locations through which the armies marched. One sidebar also
includes never-before-published information on African-Americans in
Confederate service. Record-keeping, especially for the Confederates, was
difficult in the last hectic days of the war, and readers will find here the
most complete order of battle and strength and casualty figures available
for both sides.
The Appomattox
Campaign also contains many references that make it easy to use in
conjunction with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s official “Lee’s Retreat”
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