Lee's Last Retreat

“A worthwhile and solidly researched history that broadens our understanding of what happened during Lee’s final, disastrous retreat.” — Civil War News

“Offers thought-provoking analyses and insights that will likely stir debate.” — Washington Post Book World

“Contradicting popular belief that Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was defeated because it was vastly outnumbered, out-equipped, and out-fed, Marvel sets the record straight on the last retreat and surrender of the Confederate army.” — Library Journal

“Marvel has cut away much distortion and hyperbole from the Appomattox story.” — Washington #Times#

“This book establishes a new baseline for discussions about Lee’s last campaign.” — Journal of Southern History

“This well-written study challenges numerous popular myths about the final days of the Army of Northern Virginia. . . . Stands as the best single-volume study to date on the Appomattox Campaign.” — Blue & Gray Magazine

“A splendid literary achievement. . . . A satisfying narrative that supercedes everything previously published on Lee’s retreat and in the process dismantles some of the Civil War’s most enduring images.” — Civil War History

“By lifting the veil placed over the surrender at Appomattox . . . the author has done a service to post-romantic Civil War historiography.” — Civil War Book Review

“For anyone with an interest in the war in Virginia, this unusual book will be worth reading and collecting.” — Civil War Courier

“A cogent and elegantly written narrative of the last week of the Confederacy. . . . By reclaiming this period from legend, Marvel has done historians and the public a great service.” — Virginia Quarterly Review