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02715aam a22003135i 4500 001 39029A3C209B11EABA878C2E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191217010151 008 190919s2019 meu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2019950928 020 $a 1432872044 020 $a 9781432872045 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 100 1 $a Gwynne, S C, $e author. 245 10 $a Hymns of the republic : $h [large print] / $b the story of the final year of the american civil war / $c S C Gwynne. 250 $a Large print. 263 $a 1911 264 1 $a Waterville : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 697 pages ; $c 24 cm. 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. 651 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 650 $a Large type books. 941 $a 4 952 $l EYPC755 $d 20240117011858.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909055956.0 952 $l ZXPC675 $d 20191220010414.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20191217014624.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=39029A3C209B11EABA878C2E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search