WATERSHED
When the North emerged victorious on April 9, 1865, the U.S. entered a new era. However, the war’s legacy of destruction would leave deep scars.
Joseph Wheelan is the author of Their Last Full Measure: The Final Days of the Civil War, just released by Da Capo Press.
When the North emerged victorious on April 9, 1865, the U.S. entered a new era. However, the war’s legacy of destruction would leave deep scars.