Summary of Bruce Catton's A Stillness at Appomattox

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Washington’s Birthday ball was the most brilliant event of the winter. It was not held in a tent, but in a special, weatherproof ballroom built by the II Army Corps. The guests were mostly officers’ wives, who were quartered in wall tents. #2 The war was still going on, and the end was nowhere in sight. The officers and women at the ball continued to have illusions about the war, and the future, despite th