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02-12-2009, 09:32 PM
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Lee's Surrender? How Many?
Just a question here y'all...
We know that the ANV was a hollow shell of itself when those last days in April 65 happened. All in all, just how many Confederate Troops were surrendered at Appomatox?. I'm not looking for an answer like "The entire ANV", etc...I'm actually looking at how many were actually there when it ended.... I can't seem to find an answer on this... Thanks...
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02-12-2009, 09:52 PM
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About 28,000 according the Google search that took me about 10 seconds.
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Jason Thibodeaux Independent Rifles Swamp Angels Pelican Civil War #1861
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02-12-2009, 09:54 PM
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Link please????
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Michael T. Murphy CPL. Co. A 33rd Va. http://www.33rdva.com "My Captain shouted for us to "Fix bayonets!"....I told him that mine "Wasn't broken"!; Then the 1st Sgt said that "I was special..."; and THAT'S why I'm on picket duty...again..."
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02-12-2009, 09:59 PM
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Not that Wiki is a "scholarly source" but it is a good launch point for research..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...ouse#Aftermath And here is the general search.. http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?...&s_it=spelling
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Jason Thibodeaux Independent Rifles Swamp Angels Pelican Civil War #1861
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02-12-2009, 10:08 PM
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Wiki as far as I am concerned is not a usful tool for documentation. Anyone can update or add bogus imformation to any item pulled. Go ahead try it sometime.
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02-12-2009, 10:10 PM
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I suppose thats why I said that it is not a "scholarly source"...Cris I've heard that from my professors about a billion times...i merely demonstrated that the information is easy to come by with little effort.
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Jason Thibodeaux Independent Rifles Swamp Angels Pelican Civil War #1861
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02-12-2009, 10:11 PM
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This was linked off of the Wiki page...
http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/va097.htm Look at the number paroled.
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Jason Thibodeaux Independent Rifles Swamp Angels Pelican Civil War #1861
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02-12-2009, 10:12 PM
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The OR's would probably give you the number of paroles that were issued to the ANV at Appomatox. That would be the official number.
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02-12-2009, 10:17 PM
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The Appomattox Court House NHP website states that 28,231 paroles were issued to Confederates there.
Eric
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02-12-2009, 11:10 PM
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wikipedia
Well, that was not too shabby. If you can believe NPS Appomattox.
While Wikipedia may not be scholarly, it is a vetted site. Sometime, when you are not looking for a nanosecond answer, check out their contested entries, vetting process and dispute resolution. It is a sight of collected information and wisdom that exists in a challenged environment. Many other public forums would benefit from such a no-BS presentation. Now, how many peas in a pod?
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