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03781aim a2200397Ki 4500 001 08CCD2181B1B11EAA846F92397128E48 003 SILO 005 20191210010147 007 sd fu|gnn||||u 008 190913s2019 xxunnnn h n eng d 020 $a 1508252548 020 $a 9781508252542 035 $a (OCoLC)1119556596 040 $a TP7 $b eng $e rda $c TP7 $d TP7 $d JIM $d SILO 100 1 $a Gwynne, S. C. $q (Samuel C.), $d 1953- $e author. 245 10 $a Hymns of the Republic (sound recording) : $b the story of the final year of the American Civil War / $c S.C. Gwynne ; read by Robert Petkoff. 246 30 $a Story of the final year of the American Civil War 264 1 $a [United States] : $b Simon & Schuster, $c [2019] 300 $a 9 audio discs (11 hr.) : $b digital, 1.4 m/s, stereo ; $c 4 3/4 in. 306 $a 110000 505 0 $a The end begins -- With malice toward all -- The armies of spring -- A wilderness of pain -- Shovels and other weapons of war -- One additional horror -- A battlefield angel -- A circus of ineptitude -- The persuasive logic of gunpowder -- An elaborate slaughter -- The man who lost everything -- The mind of Ulysses S. Grant -- The war against Lincoln -- Politics of the not-quite-real -- Valley of fire -- Backroads to fame -- The moralist from hell -- Uncle Billy's book of moments -- Death ahead of them, death behind them -- Richmond is burning -- This bitter glory -- The unbearable weight of history -- Hell itself. 511 0 $a Read by Robert Petkoff. 520 $a "The fourth and final year of the Civil War offers one of that era's most compelling narratives, defining the nation and one of history's great turning points. Now, S.C. Gwynne's Hymns of the Republic addresses the time Ulysses S. Grant arrives to take command of all Union armies in March 1864 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox a year later. Gwynne breathes new life into the epic battle between Lee and Grant; the advent of 180,000 black soldiers in the Union army; William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea; the rise of Clara Barton; the election of 1864 (which Lincoln nearly lost); the wild and violent guerrilla war in Missouri; and the dramatic final events of the war, including the surrender at Appomattox and the murder of Abraham Lincoln. Hymns of the Republic offers angles and insights on the war that will surprise many readers. Robert E. Lee, known as a great general and southern hero, is presented here as a man dealing with frustration, failure, and loss. Ulysses S. Grant is known for his prowess as a field commander, but in the final year of the war he largely fails at that. His most amazing accomplishments actually began the moment he stopped fighting. William Tecumseh Sherman, Gwynne argues, was a lousy general, but probably the single most brilliant man in the war. We also meet a different Clara Barton, one of the greatest and most compelling characters, who redefined the idea of medical care in wartime. And proper attention is paid to the role played by large numbers of black union soldiers -- most of them former slaves. They changed the war and forced the South to come up with a plan to use its own black soldiers." -- $c Provided by publisher. 611 27 $a American Civil War (1861-1865) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351658 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865. 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1861-1865 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Petkoff, Robert, $e narrator. 941 $a 2 945 $a cdab 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409034216.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20200304013601.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=08CCD2181B1B11EAA846F92397128E48 994 $a C0 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search