The Last Battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch

by Jeffrey W. Hunt

Book Overview

More than two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, the New York Times reported a most surprising piece of news. On May 12-13, the last battle of the Civil War had been fought at the southernmost tip of Texas-resulting in a Confederate victory. Although Palmetto Ranch did nothing to change the war's outcome, it added the final irony to a conflict replete with ironies, unexpected successes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292734611
• ISBN13: 9780292734616
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"