Witness to Appomattox, Richard Wheeler
Witness to Appomattox, Richard Wheeler
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Witness to Appomattox

Author: Richard Wheeler

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2011

Synopsis

Noted Civil War historian Richard Wheeler brings this narrative to life with haunting images of the final days of the Civil War: President Lincoln walking through the streets of Richmond, drawing an admiring crowd of blacks; Confederate and Union troops gathering in the fields around Appomattox Court House, mingling with former foes, experiencing disbelief, bitterness, relief.Drawing from numerous eyewitness descriptions, Wheeler effectively recreates a moment of the Civil War that is perhaps unequalled in sheer emotion. This account is as much a tribute to Confederate courage as it is a record of the final triumph of the Union cause.

About Richard Wheeler

Richard Wheeler, an ex-marine, is the award-winning author of numerous books of military history, eleven of which deal with different Civil War campaigns and battles, including Voices of the Civil War, winner of the New York Civil War Round Table’s Fletcher Pratt Award. Wheeler is also the author of Voices of 1776: The Story of the American Revolution in the Words of Those Who Were There.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric_W on December 06, 2008

This is an unusual history in that it relies on contemporary accounts to reveal the minute details of the conflict. While no substitute for more standard histories, this book (and I assume others he has written such as Witness to Gettysburg and Sword Over Richmond does bring a very personal flavor t......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on November 19, 2008

Witness to Appomattox by Richard Wheeler is an unusual history in that it relies on contemporary accounts to reveal the minute details of the conflict. While no substitute for more standard histories, this book (and I assume others he has written such as Witness to Gettysburg and Sword Over Richmond......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 04, 2014

History usually bores me. The quick succession of names, dates and events flow by making little impression. This book is built around the ingenious idea using letters, diary entries, and official reports to give first hand accounts of the last battles and end of the US Civil War. Usually, the pov is......more

Goodreads review by Fredrick on November 01, 2014

The autor follows the war from Richmond in 1865 to its conclusion at Appomattox. The research is based on accounts of people who were there.......more

Quotes

“Goes below the surface facts…to get at the stories of the lives and deaths, the struggles, triumphs, sorrows, and joys of real people.” Chicago Tribune

“Wheeler links together the words of participants and eyewitnesses in a moving chronological narrative…Wheeler does not confine himself to military operations but provides a rich continuum of anecdotes conveying the growing sense of victory or defeat on the part of soldiers and civilians, along with homely details of daily life as the war winds down.” Publishers Weekly

“Highly readable.” America’s Civil War

“Reads like a gripping novel.” Rocky Mountain News

“A vivid chronicle of the final weeks of the Civil War…Incidents and personalities come alive in memorable vignettes, making for exciting reading for Civil War enthusiasts.” Kirkus Reviews

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