Lee's Last Retreat

The Flight to Appomattox

By: William Marvel

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Paperback | 1 February 2010

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590 Pages

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26.04 x 17.15 x 3.81

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Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that ended at Appomattox. William Marvel offers the first history of the Appomattox campaign written primarily from contemporary source material, with a skeptical eye toward memoirs published well after the events they purport to describe.
Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that ended at Appomattox. William Marvel offers the first history of the Appomattox campaign written primarily from contemporary source material, with a skeptical eye toward memoirs published well after the events they purport to describe.
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Marvel shows that during the final week of the war in Virginia, Lee's troops were more numerous yet far less faithful to their cause than has been suggested. He also proves accounts of the congenial intermingling of the armies at Appomattox to be shamelessly overblown and the renowned exchange of salutes to be apocryphal.

Industry Reviews

"A worthwhile and solidly researched history that broadens our understanding of what happened during Lee's final, disastrous retreat."--"Civil War News"
"Contradicting popular belief that Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was defeated because it was vastly outnumbered, out-equipped, and out-fed, Marvel sets the record straight on the last retreat and surrender of the Confederate army."--"Library Journal"
"Marvel has cut away much distortion and hyperbole from the Appomattox story."--Washington "Times"
"Offers thought-provoking analyses and insights that will likely stir debate."--"Washington Post Book World"
"This book establishes a new baseline for discussions about Lee's last campaign."--"Journal of Southern History"

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