In this masterful work, Caroline E. Janney begins with a deceptively simple question: how did the Army of Northern Virginia disband? Janney slows down the pace of the events after Appomattox to reveal it less as a decisive end and more as the commencement of a chaotic interregnum marked by profound military and political uncertainty, legal and logistical confusion, and continued outbursts of violence. Janney blends analysis of large-scale political, legal, and military considerations with intimate narratives of individual soldiers considering their options and pursuing a wide range of decisions--
- | Author: Caroline E. Janney
- | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- | Publication Date: 21-Sep-21
- | Number of Pages: 344 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1469663376
- | ISBN-13: 9781469663371
