Abstract
In 1865, the Confederacy fell. This is not a secret. In April 1865, in the Virginia village of Appomattox Court House, Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, signed the terms of surrender, thus triggering the beginning of the end of the American Civil War. As writer and historian Fletcher Pratt describes the scene, after signing the terms of surrender, Lee “clasped hands with [Union General, Ulysses S. Grant], stepped to the door and rode out of history.” But neither Lee nor the Civil War has ridden out of history. Indeed, a deep fascination with the American Civil War persists. Well over 150 years since the first shots of the war rang out, much can be learned from America’s bloodiest historical moment. ...
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Ashlee Paxton-Turner, Presidential Responses to Protest: Lessons Jefferson Davis Never Learned, 122 W. Va. L. Rev. 171 (2019).
