Lee's Miserables: Life in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Wilderness to AppomattoxUNC Press Books, 2015年1月1日 - 488 頁 Never did so large a proportion of the American population leave home for an extended period and produce such a detailed record of its experiences in the form of correspondence, diaries, and other papers as during the Civil War. Based on research in more than 1,200 wartime letters and diaries by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this book offers a compelling social history of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Organized in a chronological framework, the book uses the words of the soldiers themselves to provide a view of the army's experiences in camp, on the march, in combat, and under siege--from the battles in the Wilderness to the final retreat to Appomattox. It sheds new light on such questions as the state of morale in the army, the causes of desertion, ties between the army and the home front, the debate over arming black men in the Confederacy, and the causes of Confederate defeat. Remarkably rich and detailed, Lee's Miserables offers a fresh look at one of the most-studied Civil War armies. |
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3 Cold Harbor to Petersburg June 1864 | 69 |
4 The Shenandoah Valley to Washington and Back JuneAugust 1864 | 90 |
5 The Siege of Petersburg and the Crater JuneJuly 1864 | 109 |
6 The Shenandoah Valley Winchester Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek AugustDecember 1864 | 141 |
Deep Bottom through Burgess Mill AugustNovember 1864 | 179 |
8 The PetersburgRichmond Front Winter Quarters and Hatchers Run November 1864February 1865 | 217 |
9 The PetersburgRichmond Front Fort Stedman Five Forks Sailors Creek and Appomattox FebruaryApril 1865 | 245 |
The Army of Northern Virginias Last Year in Retrospect | 286 |
Notes | 323 |
Bibliography | 419 |
Index | 451 |
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