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The End of the Civil War and Its Aftermath - To Appomattox and Beyond

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This lecture explores the final campaigns of the American Civil War, focusing on Grant, Lee, Sherman, the human cost of 1864, and the beginnings of Memorial Day.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction: Melville's "On the Slain Collegians"
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- Chapter 2. Grant's Strategic Changes from the West to the East
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- Chapter 3. The Psyche of Robert E. Lee
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- Chapter 4. Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Crater: Grant and Lee in 1864
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- Chapter 5. Sherman's March to the Sea
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- Chapter 6. The Beginning of Memorial Day and Conclusion
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