An unquestioned masterpiece of the historian's art, and a towering landmark in the literature of the American Civil War. In Gettysburg to Appomattox, Douglas Southall Freeman concludes his monumental three-volume study of Lee's command of the Confederacy, a dramatic history that brings to vivid life the men in that command and the part each played in this country's most tragic struggle. Volume three continues the stirring account of Lee's army, from the costly battle at Gettysburg, through the deepening twilight of the South's declining military might, to the tragic inward collapse of Lee's…mehr
An unquestioned masterpiece of the historian's art, and a towering landmark in the literature of the American Civil War. In Gettysburg to Appomattox, Douglas Southall Freeman concludes his monumental three-volume study of Lee's command of the Confederacy, a dramatic history that brings to vivid life the men in that command and the part each played in this country's most tragic struggle. Volume three continues the stirring account of Lee's army, from the costly battle at Gettysburg, through the deepening twilight of the South's declining military might, to the tragic inward collapse of Lee's command and his formal surrender in 1865. To his unparalleled descriptions of Lee's subordinates and the operations in which they participated, Dr. Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons that were to be learned from the story of the Army of Northern Virginia and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation. As in the first two volumes, portrait photographs, military maps, several appendixes, and a bibliography add to the clarity and richness of the book. The complete three-volume study, Lee's Lieutenants, is a classic touchstone in the literature of American biography, and in all the literature of war.
Douglas Southall Freeman, the son of a Confederate soldier, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1886. He was commissioned to write a one-volume biography of Lee in 1915, but his research and writings over two decades produced four large volumes. Freeman won another Pulitzer Prize for his six-volume definitive biography of George Washington. He died in 1953.
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CONTENTS Introduction "Dramatis Personæ" I. Much Pomp Ends in Humiliation II. As if a Second Jackson Had Come III. Longstreet Develops a Theory IV. The Price of 125 Wagons V. Promise of Another Triumph VI Ewell Cannot Reach a Decision VII. The Army Slips Back a Year VIII. Longstreet's Bitterest Day IX. "Jackson Is Not Here" X. The Price of Gettysburg XI. The Cavalry Are Reshuffled XII. The Detachment of Longstreet XIII. Longstreet and Hill in Distress XIV. "Jeb" Stuart's New Adventures XV. "Jube" Early's Bad Days and Good XVI. Longstreet Is Weighed XVII. Winter Tests Temper XVIII. The Wilderness Takes Its Toll XIX. The Advantage of an Early Start XX. From Mule Shoe to Bloody Angle XXI. "I Had Rather Die Than Be Whipped" XXII. The Debits and Credits of May XXIII. A New Struggle for the Railroads XXIV. Beauregard Plans Again (Style of 1861) XXV. The End of the Old Organization XXVI. Three More Federal Diversions XXVII. Toward Immobilized Command XXVIII. Attrition in a Changed Army XXIX. "Jube" Early Gambles at Long Odds XXX. The Darkening Autumn of Command XXXI. Discipline and Desertion XXXII. The Last Attempt at Grand Strategy XXXIII. Pickett and Pegram: A Closing Contrast XXXIV. The Collapse of Command XXXV. The Black Days of the Army XXXVI. The Army Sees a Red Western Sky XXXVII. Appomattox: Exeunt Omnes APPENDICES I. Reconnaissance on the Confederate Right, July 2, 1863 II. Organization of the Federal Left at Gettysburg, July 1-2, 1863 III. Cause of Death of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart IV. Personnel Surrendered at and Near Appomattox V. The Careers of Lee's Lieutenants after Appomattox Short Title Index Acknowledgments Selected Critical Bibliography Index
CONTENTS Introduction "Dramatis Personæ" I. Much Pomp Ends in Humiliation II. As if a Second Jackson Had Come III. Longstreet Develops a Theory IV. The Price of 125 Wagons V. Promise of Another Triumph VI Ewell Cannot Reach a Decision VII. The Army Slips Back a Year VIII. Longstreet's Bitterest Day IX. "Jackson Is Not Here" X. The Price of Gettysburg XI. The Cavalry Are Reshuffled XII. The Detachment of Longstreet XIII. Longstreet and Hill in Distress XIV. "Jeb" Stuart's New Adventures XV. "Jube" Early's Bad Days and Good XVI. Longstreet Is Weighed XVII. Winter Tests Temper XVIII. The Wilderness Takes Its Toll XIX. The Advantage of an Early Start XX. From Mule Shoe to Bloody Angle XXI. "I Had Rather Die Than Be Whipped" XXII. The Debits and Credits of May XXIII. A New Struggle for the Railroads XXIV. Beauregard Plans Again (Style of 1861) XXV. The End of the Old Organization XXVI. Three More Federal Diversions XXVII. Toward Immobilized Command XXVIII. Attrition in a Changed Army XXIX. "Jube" Early Gambles at Long Odds XXX. The Darkening Autumn of Command XXXI. Discipline and Desertion XXXII. The Last Attempt at Grand Strategy XXXIII. Pickett and Pegram: A Closing Contrast XXXIV. The Collapse of Command XXXV. The Black Days of the Army XXXVI. The Army Sees a Red Western Sky XXXVII. Appomattox: Exeunt Omnes APPENDICES I. Reconnaissance on the Confederate Right, July 2, 1863 II. Organization of the Federal Left at Gettysburg, July 1-2, 1863 III. Cause of Death of Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart IV. Personnel Surrendered at and Near Appomattox V. The Careers of Lee's Lieutenants after Appomattox Short Title Index Acknowledgments Selected Critical Bibliography Index
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