Tarnished Victory

A “full and insightful” account of the Civil War’s final year from the award-winning author of Lee’s Last Retreat ( Publishers Weekly ). Beginning with the Virginia and Atlanta campaigns of May 1864 and closing with the final surrender of Confederate forces in June 1865, Tarnished Victory follows the course of the Civil War’s final year. As the death toll rises with each bloody battle, the home front is devastated and the nation suffers incredible losses on both sides of the political divide. Vi