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Author
Pub. Date
1881.
Language
English
Description
One of the bloodiest conflicts ever to take place on American soil, the Civil War pitted brother against brother as North and South fought to secure their futures. Confederate president Jefferson Davis's 1881 memoir, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a history of the Confederate States of America and a vindication of the Southern cause.
While Rise and Fall disappointed Davis's hopes of restoring his fortune, destroyed during and...
Author
Series
Confederate centennial studies ; no. 14
Publisher
Confederate Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
In April 1865, Richmond fell to the Union army and Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to his Northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant, at the Appomattox Court House. But the Civil War was far from over.
Determined to keep Confederate dreams of secession alive, President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet fled the burning capital city. With Union troops in pursuit, the fugitives rallied loyalists across the South and made plans to escape to Cuba. In the aftermath...
Author
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1956, this book is a full account of General Joseph E. Johnston (1807-1891), a career U. S. Army officer who served with distinction in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars, and was one of the most senior general officers-second only to General Robert E. Lee-in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Although heartily disliked by Confederate president Jefferson Davis, who often criticized him for a...
