1865: America Makes War and Peace in Lincoln's Final Year by Edited by Harold Holzer and Sara Vaughn Gabbard - 2015

Southern Illinois University Press, 2015. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This work gathers essays by history scholars to provide a detailed yet accessible account of the many important political and legal events and issues of a pivotal year in American history. Some subjects discussed include the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln’s partnership with General Grant, Lincoln’s second inaugural address, Lincoln’s walk through Richmond, and black suffrage. The book also examines the organization of Lincoln’s assassination, the trials of Booth’s conspirators, and art commemorating the life of Lincoln. An appendix offers a detailed daily timeline of Lincoln’s final months from January 1 to April 15, 1865. There is also an overall chronology of national and international events in 1865. (2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)