Homeward Bound
eBook - ePub

Homeward Bound

  1. 202 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Homeward Bound

About this book

What happened to the hundreds of thousands of men in the Union and Confederate armies after they lay down their arms? According to William Holberton, many of these men had miles to travel before they were discharged from service, and the passage of these miles included some rather unique situations and experiences. As always, there was bureaucratic red tape and mishandled orders, and in some cases, tragic accidents, such as the Sultana disaster. Beginning with the surrender at Appomattox Court House, the author takes the reader through all the aspects and phases of demobilization, including the Grand Review in Washington, the desertions of soldiers overly eager to return home, the differences between Union and Confederate demobilization, the repatriation of prisoners of war, and the deferred demobilization of many black troops. The late William Holberton was a retired priest living in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He spent the years since his retirement researching and writing Homeward Bound, his first book. He had previously published related articles in magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated.

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Information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2001
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9780811746892
Subtopic
American Civil War History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. CHAPTER 1. The Surrenders
  7. CHAPTER 2. Blueprints for Demobilization
  8. CHAPTER 3. Desertions: A Plague on Both Houses
  9. CHAPTER 4. The Grand Review and Its Confederate Counterpart
  10. CHAPTER 5. Demobilization
  11. CHAPTER 6. Demobilization and the Railroads
  12. CHAPTER 7. Union Demobilization: The Reality
  13. CHAPTER 8. Detour via the Texas Border
  14. CHAPTER 9. Confederate Demobilization: The Reality
  15. CHAPTER 10. Repatriation of Prisoners of War
  16. CHAPTER 11. Demobilization of Hospital Patients
  17. CHAPTER 12. Demobilization of Black Troops
  18. CHAPTER 13. Conclusion
  19. Epilogue
  20. Appendix: A: Union Field Rendezvous Points by Armies
  21. Appendix B: Union State Rendezvous Points
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. Back Cover
  26. Discover More

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