Talk:Battle of Appomattox Court House: Difference between revisions

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Before this paragraph is restored to the article, we will need to have some citations from secondary sources to back up this claim. We also can do without the POV opinions on the characters of Chamberlain and the other Civil War generals mentioned. [[User:Hlj|Hal Jespersen]] 21:05, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 
I support the argument that the 'salute' giving by the V corps never happened. Chamberlain's ''Passing of the Armies'' does tend to create some myths, as do many of the memoirs generated in the 1880s by numerous generals on both sides. Recent books support this. Just off the top of my head I can't remember sources, but I believe a good place to start looking is in the book ''Lee's Last Retreat.''
[[User:Trfasulo|Thomas R. Fasulo]] ([[User talk:Trfasulo|talk]]) 00:47, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
 
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