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- catalog abstract ""By February 1865, the end was clearly in sight for the Confederate government. Lee's defeat at Gettysburg had dashed the hopes of its army, and Grant's victory at Vicksburg had cut the South in two. An Honorable Defeat is the story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of two men, antagonists yet political partners, who struggled to achieve their own differing visions: Jefferson Davis, autocratic president of the Confederate States, who vowed never to surrender whatever the cost, and his secretary of war, General John C. Breckinridge, who hoped pragmatism would save the shattered remnants of the land he so loved." "William C. Davis traces the astounding journey of these men, and the entire Confederate cabinet, as they fled Richmond by train, then by mule, then on foot. Using original research, he narrates, with dramatic style and clear historical accuracy, the futile quarrels of the two men as they continued their flight from their eventual fate."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Last days of the Confederate government".
- catalog contributor b12109603.
- catalog coverage "Confederate States of America Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Richmond (Va.) History Siege, 1864-1865.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Peace.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""By February 1865, the end was clearly in sight for the Confederate government. Lee's defeat at Gettysburg had dashed the hopes of its army, and Grant's victory at Vicksburg had cut the South in two. An Honorable Defeat is the story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of two men, antagonists yet political partners, who struggled to achieve their own differing visions: Jefferson Davis, autocratic president of the Confederate States, who vowed never to surrender whatever the cost, and his secretary of war, General John C. Breckinridge, who hoped pragmatism would save the shattered remnants of the land he so loved." "William C. Davis traces the astounding journey of these men, and the entire Confederate cabinet, as they fled Richmond by train, then by mule, then on foot. Using original research, he narrates, with dramatic style and clear historical accuracy, the futile quarrels of the two men as they continued their flight from their eventual fate."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-478) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Ends and Beginnings xiii -- Chapter 1 "The Responsibility of Action" 1 -- Chapter 2 "Let It Not End in a Farce" 36 -- Chapter 3 "A Very Troublesome Elephant" 70 -- Chapter 4 "The Shadows of Misfortune" 95 -- Chapter 5 "I Cannot Feel Like a Beaten Man" 125 -- Chapter 6 "We Are Falling to Pieces" 169 -- Chapter 7 "All Is Lost but Our Honor" 201 -- Chapter 8 "The Confederate Government Is Dissolved" 242 -- Chapter 9 "This, I Suppose, Is the End of the Confederacy" 265 -- Chapter 10 "This Maze of Enemies" 286 -- Chapter 11 "The Last Hope Is Gone" 313 -- Chapter 12 "We All Felt Profoundly Grateful" 349 -- Aftermath: "When All These Wounds Are Healed" 384.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 496 p., [16] of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Honorable defeat.".
- catalog identifier "0151005648".
- catalog isFormatOf "Honorable defeat.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Harcourt,".
- catalog relation "Honorable defeat.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Richmond (Va.) History Siege, 1864-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Peace.".
- catalog subject "973.7/1 21".
- catalog subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Captivity, 1865.".
- catalog subject "Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.".
- catalog subject "E487 .D277 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Ends and Beginnings xiii -- Chapter 1 "The Responsibility of Action" 1 -- Chapter 2 "Let It Not End in a Farce" 36 -- Chapter 3 "A Very Troublesome Elephant" 70 -- Chapter 4 "The Shadows of Misfortune" 95 -- Chapter 5 "I Cannot Feel Like a Beaten Man" 125 -- Chapter 6 "We Are Falling to Pieces" 169 -- Chapter 7 "All Is Lost but Our Honor" 201 -- Chapter 8 "The Confederate Government Is Dissolved" 242 -- Chapter 9 "This, I Suppose, Is the End of the Confederacy" 265 -- Chapter 10 "This Maze of Enemies" 286 -- Chapter 11 "The Last Hope Is Gone" 313 -- Chapter 12 "We All Felt Profoundly Grateful" 349 -- Aftermath: "When All These Wounds Are Healed" 384.".
- catalog title "An honorable defeat : the last days of the Confederate government / William C. Davis.".
- catalog title "Last days of the Confederate government".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".