Witness to Appomattox
By: Richard Wheeler.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Appomattox Campaign, 1865
Description: This account, utilizing eyewtiness narratives, of the final days of the Civil War begins in early 1865 with the crumbling of Conferedate defenses at Richmond and Petersburg, then focuses on Lee's encirclement, his negotiations with Grant at Appomattox Court House, and his ultimate surrender.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 241-245.
Includes index.