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Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles

by Jerry Korn

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A gripping, comprehensive account of the Civil War, including eyewitness testimony, profiles of key personalities, period photographs, illustrations and artifacts, and detailed battle maps. Fully researched, superbly written.

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Canonical title: Pursuit to Appomattox: The Last Battles
Original publication date: 1987
Important places: Appomattox Court House, Virginia, USA; Virginia, USA
Important events: American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Appomattox Campaign

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 973.7 — History & geography History of North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil War
LCC: E477.7 .K67 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865

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Published: 1987
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 973.7
LCC: E477.7 .K67

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