"Obstinate Heroism : The Confederate Surrenders after" Topic

…Appomattox

"Despite popular belief, the Civil War did not end when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, in April 1865. The Confederacy still had tens of thousands of soldiers under arms, in three main field armies and countless smaller commands scattered throughout the South. Although pressed by Union forces at varying degrees, all of the remaining Confederate armies were capable of continuing the war if they chose to do so. But they did not, even when their political leaders ordered them to continue the fight. Convinced that most civilians no longer wanted to continue the war, the senior Confederate military leadership, over the course of several weeks, surrendered their armies under different circumstances.Gen. Joseph Johnston surrendered his army in North Carolina only after contentious negotiations with Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Gen. Richard Taylor ended the fighting in Alabama in the face of two massive Union incursions into the state rather than try to consolidate with other Confederate armies. Personal rivalry…"

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Armand

Looks interesting. Both my great, great grandfathers surrendered with Johnston in North Carolina, and compared to Appomattox, not much on the subject is available in print. Probably a future purchase.

Glad you like it my friend! (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

And don't forget BG Stand Watie out west.

Thanks!

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Armand