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''A Stillness at Appomattox'' (1953) is an award-winning, non-fiction book written by Bruce Catton.〔 ("National Book Award Classics" ): Bruce Catton, ''A Stillness at Appomattox'', reprint of May 2003 essay by Neil Baldwin. Retrieved 2012-02-20.〕 It recounts the American Civil War's final year,〔 describing the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia during 1864 to the end of the war in 1865. It is the final volume of the Army of the Potomac trilogy that includes ''Mr. Lincoln's Army'' (1951) and ''Glory Road'' (1952).〔 ==Content== ''A Stillness at Appomattox'' is a history on the American Civil War that recounts the final year.〔 Some of Catton's extensive work describes the Battle of the Wilderness,〔Catton, pp. 55-92.〕 the assault of the Mule Shoe at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House,〔Catton, pp. 117-128.〕 the Battle of Cold Harbor,〔Catton, pp. 149-173.〕 the Battle of the Crater〔Catton, pp. 142-253.〕 and the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse.〔Catton, pp. 374-380.〕 Catton's work describes the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia during 1864. The lengthy work follows Grant's campaigns from early 1864 to the end of the war.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Army of the Potomac: A Stillness at Appomattox by Catton, Bruce )〕 Other American Civil War generals he describes include George Gordon Meade, Philip Sheridan, and Robert E. Lee.〔〔 It is the third volume of the Army of the Potomac trilogy that includes ''Mr. Lincoln's Army'' (1951) and ''Glory Road'' (1952).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Stillness at Appomattox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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