Obstinate heroism: the Confederate surrenders after Appomattox
In: Number 4 in the American military studies series
"What Will the Poor People Do": The Decline of Confederate Confidence and Unity -- "A Raging Leaden Hailstorm": The Battles for the Carolinas -- "In the Highest Interest of Humanity": Negotiating Peace in the Carolinas -- "The Tinkering of Politicians": The Consequences of Peace in the Carolinas -- "Make the Enemy Pay Dearly in Blood": The Mobile Campaign -- "Crushed but Not Yet Conquered in Spirit": Peace in Alabama -- "Attacked and Harassed beyond Endurance:' Wilson's Raid in Northern Alabama -- "Don't Butcher Us All": Wilson's Raid from Selma to Macon -- "The Absolute Dictator": Leadership in the Trans-Mississippi Department -- "A Rabble of Dead-Heads": The Defense of the Trans-Mississippi Department -- "The Exercise of One Manly Virtue": The Surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department - Conclusion.