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More than two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, the New York Times reported a most surprising piece of news. On May 12-13, the last battle of the Civil War had been fought at the southernmost tip of Texas--resulting in a Confederate victory. Altho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hunt, Jeffrey Wm. (Jeffrey William), 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ; no. 4.
Temas:
1865
Palmito Ranch, Battle of, Tex., 1865.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Veldslagen.
Texas
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PROLOGUE
  • ONE. QUESTIONS OF WAR ON A DISTANT RIVER
  • TWO. BORDER COTTON
  • THREE. EFFORTS TO END A WAR
  • FOUR. "NOTHING LEFT TO US BUT TO FIGHT"
  • FIVE. AN UNEXPECTED ADVANCE
  • SIX. THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHT
  • SEVEN. FIGHTING TO NO PURPOSE
  • EIGHT. TRIUMPH AND DISASTER
  • NINE. A HARRIED RETREAT
  • TEN. THE LAST SHOT
  • ELEVEN. PRISONERS, FLAGS, PAROLES, AND PEACE
  • TWELVE. THE BLAME FOR FAILURE
  • THIRTEEN. COURT-MARTIAL
  • FOURTEEN. EPILOGUE
  • APPENDIX 1. ORDER OF BATTLE
  • APPENDIX 2. BARRETT'S FIRST REPORT
  • APPENDIX 3. BARRETT'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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