{"product_id":"bloody-spring-forty-days-that-sealed-the-confederacys-fate-paperback","title":"Bloody Spring: Forty Days That Sealed the Confederacy's Fate - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Wheelan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor forty crucial days they fought a bloody struggle. When it was over, the Civil War's tide had turned.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the spring of 1864, Virginia remained unbroken, its armies having repelled Northern armies for more than two years. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had defeated the campaigns of four Union generals, and Lee's veterans were confident they could crush the Union offensive this spring, too. But their adversary in 1864 was a different kind of Union commander -- Ulysses S. Grant. The new Union general-in-chief had never lost a major battle while leading armies in the West. A quiet, rumpled man of simple tastes and a bulldog's determination, Grant would lead the Army of the Potomac in its quest to destroy Lee's army. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During six weeks in May and June 1864, Grant's army campaigned as no Union army ever had. During nearly continual combat operations, the Army of the Potomac battered its way through Virginia, skirting Richmond and crossing the James River on one of the longest pontoon bridges ever built. No campaign in North American history was as bloody as the Overland Campaign. When it ended outside Petersburg, more than 100,000 men had been killed, wounded, or captured on battlefields in the Wilderness, near Spotsylvania Court House, and at Cold Harbor. Although Grant's casualties were nearly twice Lee's, the Union could replace its losses. The Confederacy could not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lee's army continued to fight brilliant defensive battles, but it never mounted another major offensive. Grant's spring 1864 campaign had tipped the scales permanently in the Union's favor. The war's denouement came less than a year later with Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762676891936,"sku":"9780306823756","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f7b28a5768c6b4637783507da3faf146.webp?v=1780223372","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bloody-spring-forty-days-that-sealed-the-confederacys-fate-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}