Surrender at Appomattox: First-hand Accounts of Robert E. Lee's Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant

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On the 12th of April, 1865, the Army of Northern Virginia marched to the field in front of Appomattox Court-House, stacked their arms, folded their colors, and walked empty handed to find their distant, blighted homes. These are detailed and moving first-hand accounts from a number of historically prominent witnesses to Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. Accounts Major-General Wesley Merritt, USAMajor-General John Gibbon, USAColonel Charles Marshall, Aide-de-camp and Military Secretary to General R. E. Lee, CSABrigadier-General E. P. Alexander, CSALt. General James Longstreet, CSAGeneral Phil Sheridan, USALt. General Ulysses S. Grant, USAAlso included is "the famous telegram," which informed President Lincoln of Lee's surrender.A must have for any Civil War buff!The table of contents is linked to each chapter. The book was carefully formatted for optimal navigation on all electronic readers as well as mobile devices with a small display.