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#1415196 in Books Nelson D Lankford 2003-07-29 2003-07-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .70 x 5.20l; .64 #File Name: 0142003107336 pagesRichmond Burning The Last Days of the Confederate Capital
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Well writtenBy Glenn D. RobinsonPure chaos for all involved in Richmond the last week of the life of the city during the Civil War. Imagine a city surrounded by battles that held the national government; the state government and the city government all of which were trying to flee to different points and each had different priorities. When General Lee began the retreat; the dominoes fell and fell fast. The national government fled under the thought of regrouping and fighting. The State government fled to save itself from the North and rule from Lynchburg. The City government; well; they had meetings and did not really decide what to do until the Union troops had arrived.The citizens tired to flee and a slave trader even tried to take 50 slaves with him (he was turned back from the retreat route and had to bring his group back tot eh holding cell until they were freed 6 hour later).Secretary of War; John Breckenridge (the VP of the US under James Buchanan) had ordered that three tobacco warehouses be burned so that the North could not get the tobacco. People pleaded to not let this happen; but officers fulfilled the order and as a result over 1000 buildings were burned.A crazy week that started with the fall of Richmond and ended with the death of Lincoln.I greatly appreciated this book. Well written; well researched. Many views were covered-Northern sympathizers; Southerners; Blacks; foreigners. Many new ideas of the war that I had not thought of before or had learned.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Fast-paced Read Of Richmond's FallBy John D. MackintoshA fast-paced read; that; excuse me for using it; fulfills that trite phrase of "reads like a novel" which many writers seek to achieve. That said; the author is a responsible writer in that the book includes both footnotes and an extensive bibliography.There are some drawbacks that I would like to piont out--Mr. Lankford breezes through the events of Five Forks; providing bare-bones detail; despite the fact that what happened there sealed the fate of Richmond. Now; I know Five Forks isn't IN Richmond; so he must limit his time to peripheral places but the drama that unfolded there needed to be expanded greatly since this book obviously strives for literarcy as well as historical merit. Including a detailed treatment of Five Forks would only add to the reader's appreciation of the direct cause of Richmond's fall. Conversely; he wastes far too much time on the failed Campbell iniative that amounted to nothing. Also; one must question his interpretation of certain sources. He quotes from a Southern officer who wrote over the loss of many of his men at Sayler's Creek; the officer states that his emotions mingled "pride with with grief" and cites such sentiments as the basis of future long-standing enmity towards Notherners. No such sentiments are expressed in the quote though; just something akin to fatherly pride mingled with great sadness over the loss of lives he held dear.Beyond that; I don't feel that he treats Robert E. Lee fairly; especially when he calls him "delusional" for a message he dispatched that harbored some optimism over being able to continue the fight after Richmond. Mr. Lankford is practicing hindsight bias here. By this criteria; the last months of the war were all "delusional" for Lee as we can clearly see; with our wonderful 21st century eyes; that the South had no hope of winning and could thus question why he simply didn't surrender following Lincoln's 1864 reelection. First and foremost; General Lee was always a soldier doing his duty and that duty included trying to struggle on as best he could; providing some optimism when possible; against mountains of adversity.Despite all this; this book is well-wroth reading and is a good companion to the various books on Appomattox.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Robert A. ParkerGood purchase
