April 1865 (edit title)

something witty approved something witty’s request to change the title of April 1865 10 days ago.

something witty changed the title of April 1865 10 days ago.

something witty edited the characters of April 1865 Friday, October 30 2009.

• Added a character: Jefferson Davis

something witty edited the characters of April 1865 Friday, October 30 2009.

• Changed the section title: Important People
• Added a character: Abraham Lincoln

something witty edited the ridiculously simplified synopsis of April 1865 Wednesday, August 19 2009.

• Added: It was a busy month.

Shelfari edited the description of April 1865 Saturday, August 1 2009.

• 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, collapsed negotiations and continued bloodshed in the South, and finally, the start of national reconciliation. In the end, April 1865 emerged as not just the tale of the war's denouement, but the story of the making of our nation. Jay Winik offers a brilliant new look at the Civil War's final days that will forever change the way we see the war's end and the nation's new beginning. Uniquely set within the larger sweep of history and filled with rich profiles of outsize figures, fresh iconoclastic scholarship, and a gripping narrative, this is a masterful account of the thirty most pivotal days in the life of the United States.

Shelfari edited the contributors of April 1865 Monday, July 27 2009.

• Added a contributor: Jay Winik: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of April 1865 Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Spring came slowly and laboriously to the mountaintop that year.