appomattox campaign, 1865

Photographs and text describe the last battles of the Civil War.

Examines the final campaign of the Civil War, a struggle that pitted the forces of Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, and discusses Abraham Lincoln's bid for reelection in 1864. Includes photographs, maps, and illustrations, as well as sidebars that profile significant people and events.

Discusses the final battles of the Civil War, the circumstances of the surrender, and the immediate aftermath of the war while highlighting important figures such as Lee, Grant, and President Abraham Lincoln. Includes illustrations, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Chronicles the end of the Civil War focusing on the surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox and on the terms of surrender that helped America begin to heal.

Presents Bruce Catton's chronicle of the last year of the Civil War, from the Battle of the Wilderness to the surrender at Appomattox, and contains ten related documents including book excerpts, Civil War soldiers' diary entries, and letters by Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.

Recounts the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia in April of 1865 from the perspective of eleven-year-old Willie McLean, who may have witnessed the event.

Describes how geography, luck, perserverance, a diplomacy between General Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant helped to change the course of history at the end of the Civil War.

Describes the final skirmishes west of Richmond which ended the Confederate Army's hopes of victory and depicts the surrender at Appomattox and its aftermath.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate the battles fought between January 1864 and April 1865 that led to the end of the Civil War.