The Last Battle of the Civil War : United States versus Lee, 1861-1883 /

Seventeen years after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the Supreme Court was the scene of one final, dramatic confrontation between the Lee family and the United States government. In The Last Battle of the Civil War, Anthony J. Gaughan recounts the fascinating saga of United States v....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gaughan, Anthony J., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lee, George Washington Custis, > 1832-1913.
Lee, George Washington Custis, > 1832-1913 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.)
Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.) > History.
Tax-sales.
Possessory actions.
LAW > Taxation.
Vente pour non-paiement des impôts > Virginie > Arlington > Histoire.
Vente pour non-paiement des impôts > États-Unis > Histoire.
Actions possessoires > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire.
Tax-sales > Virginia > Arlington > History.
Tax-sales > United States > History.
Possessory actions > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Washington (D.C.)
Virginia > Arlington.
United States.
United States > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials, litigation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Seventeen years after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the Supreme Court was the scene of one final, dramatic confrontation between the Lee family and the United States government. In The Last Battle of the Civil War, Anthony J. Gaughan recounts the fascinating saga of United States v. Lee, known to history as the ôArlington Case.ö Prior to the Civil War, Mary Lee, Robert E. Lee's wife, owned the estate that Arlington National Cemetery rests on today. However, after the attack on Fort Sumter, the Union army seized the Lees' Arlington home and converted it into a national cemetery as we.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780807137758

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