April 1865

#1 New York Times Bestseller: A modern classic of American history that “vividly re-creates the last days of the Civil War . . . fascinating” ( The Washington Post ). One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee’s harrowing retreat, and then, Appomattox. It saw Lincoln’s assassination just five days later and a near-successful plot to decapitate the Union government, followed by chaos and coup fears in the North, collapse