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The Last Battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch - Couverture souple

Hunt, Jeffrey Wm

 
9780292734616: The Last Battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0292734611 ISBN 13 : 9780292734616
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2002

Synopsis

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. Although Palmetto Ranch did nothing to change the war's outcome, it added the final irony to a conflict replete with ironies, unexpected successes, and lost opportunities. For these reasons, it has become both one of the most forgotten and most mythologized battles of the Civil War.

In this book, Jeffrey Hunt draws on previously unstudied letters and court martial records to offer a full and accurate account of the battle of Palmetto Ranch. As he recreates the events of the fighting that pitted the United States' 62nd Colored Troops and the 34th Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry against Texas cavalry and artillery battalions commanded by Colonel John S. "Rip" Ford, Hunt lays to rest many misconceptions about the battle. In particular, he reveals that the Texans were fully aware of events in the East-and still willing to fight for Southern independence. He also demonstrates that, far from fleeing the battle in a panic as some have asserted, the African American troops played a vital role in preventing the Union defeat from becoming a rout.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey Wm Hunt is the Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas.

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0292734611
ISBN 13 
9780292734616
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
233
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780292734609: Last Battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0292734603 ISBN 13 :  9780292734609
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2002
Couverture rigide