Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War 0190217863, 9780190217860

Winner of the Dan and Marilyn Laney Prize of the Austin Civil War Round Table Finalist, Jefferson Davis Award of the Mus

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Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War
0190217863, 9780190217860

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