The last battle of the Civil War : Palmetto Ranch

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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. Altho...

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Main Author: Hunt, Jeffrey Wm. (Jeffrey William), 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ; no. 4.
Subjects:
Palmito Ranch, Battle of, Tex., 1865.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PROLOGUE
  • ONE. QUESTIONS OF WAR ON A DISTANT RIVER
  • TWO. BORDER COTTON
  • THREE. EFFORTS TO END A WAR
  • FOUR. "NOTHING LEFT TO US BUT TO FIGHT"
  • FIVE. AN UNEXPECTED ADVANCE
  • SIX. THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHT
  • SEVEN. FIGHTING TO NO PURPOSE
  • EIGHT. TRIUMPH AND DISASTER
  • NINE. A HARRIED RETREAT
  • TEN. THE LAST SHOT
  • ELEVEN. PRISONERS, FLAGS, PAROLES, AND PEACE
  • TWELVE. THE BLAME FOR FAILURE
  • THIRTEEN. COURT-MARTIAL
  • FOURTEEN. EPILOGUE
  • APPENDIX 1. ORDER OF BATTLE
  • APPENDIX 2. BARRETT'S FIRST REPORT
  • APPENDIX 3. BARRETT'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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