On episode 84 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, I talked to Michael Vorenberg about his new book, Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War. When did the Civil War end? Why is it hard to tell? What about other wars? Does it matter that war aims can evolve over time? Can one be anti-war when slavery or the Holocaust are at stake? Are modern wars more difficult to end?
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1865: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, formally ending four years of bloody conflict between the states.MORE PHOTOS: Surrender at Appomattox
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Charles C. W. Cooke is a senior editor at National Review and the host of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast.
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