{"product_id":"their-last-full-measure-the-final-days-of-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"Their Last Full Measure: The Final Days of the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Wheelan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatic developments unfolded during the first months of 1865 that brought America's bloody Civil War to a swift climax.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the Confederacy crumbled under the Union army's relentless \"hammering,\" Federal armies marched on the Rebels' remaining bastions in Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia. General William T. Sherman's battle-hardened army conducted a punitive campaign against the seat of the Rebellion, South Carolina, while General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant sought to break the months-long siege at Petersburg, defended by Robert E. Lee's starving Army of Northern Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Richmond, Confederate President Jefferson Davis struggled to hold together his unraveling nation while simultaneously sanctioning diplomatic overtures to bid for peace. Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln took steps to end slavery in the United States forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheir Last Full Measure\u003c\/i\u003e relates these thrilling events, which followed one on the heels of another, from the battles ending the Petersburg siege and forcing Lee's surrender at Appomattox to the destruction of South Carolina's capital, the assassination of Lincoln, and the intensive manhunt for his killer. The fast-paced narrative braids the disparate events into a compelling account that includes powerful armies; leaders civil and military, flawed and splendid; and ordinary people, black and white, struggling to survive in the war's wreckage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Wheelan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine previous books, including the highly-acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eTerrible Swift Sword\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e. Before turning to writing books full time, Wheelan was a reporter and editor for the \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e for twenty-four years. He lives in Cary, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45311375736934,"sku":"9780306824531","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OU9SbklTYzAwanFDNHo1aWNmd2xqZz09.webp?v=1774277433","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/their-last-full-measure-the-final-days-of-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}