“An impressive collection of essays that touch upon many important aspects of the war in the Eastern Theater.”- America’s Civil War “Offers a fresh and nuanced view of the eastern war’s closing chapter.”- McCormick Messenger “Effectively mediates between the rank and file and the high command, while demonstrating refreshing methodological breadth.’- Journal of Southern History Janney, Stephen Cushman, and Elizabeth R. Assessing events from the siege of Petersburg to the immediate aftermath of Lee’s surrender, Petersburg to Appomattox blends military, social, cultural, and political history to reassess the ways in which the war ended and examines anew the meanings attached to one of the Civil War's most significant sites, Appomattox.Ĭontributors are Peter S. But this volume of essays by leading scholars of the Civil War era offers a fresh and nuanced view of the eastern war's closing chapter. War veterans and generations of historians alike have focused on the seemingly inevitable defeat of the Confederacy after Lee's flight from Petersburg and recalled the generous surrender terms set forth by Grant, thought to facilitate peace and to establish the groundwork for sectional reconciliation. The last days of fighting in the Civil War's eastern theater have been wrapped in mythology since the moment of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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