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000 captured (about one-half of his command)

Seceding from Secession includes a detailed discussion of the 1871 U

and after seven months and six attempts

Little goes right for Lee when the garrison at Harpers Ferry refuses to evacuate and a lost order reveals his plans to George McClellan and his resurgent Army of the Potomac

the recipient of the Bachelder-Coddington Literary Award and Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Distinguished Book Award

We Ride a Whirlwind rising tide 000 captured (about one-half ofWe Ride a Whirlwind: Sherman and Johnston at Bennett Place by Eric Wittenberg he events at Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865 have long been considered the end of the Civil War. However, there were still Confederate armies in the field. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, commander of the Union armies operating in North Carolina, still faced a 31,000 man Confederate army commanded by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. In addition, another 60,000