The Civil War Ends: Greensboro, April 1865 by Bradley R. Foley and Adrian L. Whicker

     Are you a Civil War buff?...a history lover?...or just interested in Greenboro's past? Here's the story of the last days of the Civil War, right here in Greensboro.

     Greensboro was never the scene of a Civil War battle, but the residents of this small town were afraid that a battle might take place in their back yards. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet came down from Richmond on the train, and Davis conferred with his cabinet and with General Joseph Johnston about the next steps to take. So many wounded Confederate soldiers were in town that Greensboro seemed like one big hospital, and refugees from the war zone in the eastern part of the state poured in. Soldiers and residents attempted to get food and other goods from the Confederate supply depots, while Confederate and Union soldiers camped in and near the town. The book includes illustrations, including maps, helping readers to tie present-day places to events in 1865.

     Brad Foley worked in Information Services at the Central Library before taking a position as a librarian at the Randolph County Public Library, and Adrian Whicker is also a librarian at Randolph County Public. Foley edits the Guilford Genealogist, and Whicker regularly contributes to that journal.

(Helen Snow, Information Services)

Comments

[Jonah Meyer]

I was in graduate school with Adrian Whicker - great guy; should be a great book. Looks interesting, esp. w/ the local emphasis.

peace, jonah
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