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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Witness to Appomattox by Richard Wheeler is an unusual history in that it relies on contemporary accounts to reveal the minute details of the conflict. While no substitute for more standard histories, this book (and I assume others he has written such as [book:Witness to Gettysburg] and [book:Sword Over Richmond] does bring a very personal flavor to the account. We see the filth and suffering much more closely than we would otherwise. One touching scene records Lincoln entering Richmond, his escort vessels all running aground, his barge's tug included, and being forced to enlist rowers. They touch ground only to be besieged by blacks who had been slaves only 24 hours earlier. When being told who the man brought ashore was jubilation erupted. Lincoln's visit to General Pickett's wife was particularly poignant. They had been old friends of the Lincoln's; indeed, Lincoln had recommended Pickett's appointment to West Point. The human touch is important to history. ( ) This is an unusual history in that it relies on contemporary accounts to reveal the minute details of the conflict. While no substitute for more standard histories, this book (and I assume others he has written such as [book:Witness to Gettysburg] and [book:Sword Over Richmond] does bring a very personal flavor to the account. We see the filth and suffering much more closely than we would otherwise. One touching scene records Lincoln entering Richmond, his escort vessels all running aground, his barge's tug included, and being forced to enlist rowers. They touch ground only to be besieged by blacks who had been slaves only 24 hours earlier. When being told who the man brought ashore was jubilation erupted. Lincoln's visit to General Pickett's wife was particularly poignant. They had been old friends of the Lincoln's; indeed, Lincoln had recommended Pickett's appointment to West Point. The human touch is important to history. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Noted Civil War historian Richard Wheeler brings this narrative to life with haunting images of the final days of the Civil War: President Lincoln walking through the streets of Richmond, drawing an admiring crowd of blacks; Confederate and Union troops gathering in the fields around Appomattox Court House, mingling with former foes, experiencing disbelief, bitterness, relief. By using numerous eyewitness descriptions, Wheeler effectively recreates a moment of the Civil War that is perhaps unequalled for sheer emotion. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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