A Present for Mr. Lincoln

Utilizing rich and unexplored materials, the author has constructed the historical narrative of Savannah's rebellion, frustration and defeat during the Civil War. The conflict was at the city's front door for three years before Union General William Sherman's arrival. The bombardment of Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked the first use of rifled cannon in actual warfare against brick fortifications and proved such forts were obsolete. Sherman's March to the Sea and the capture of Savannah proved to be the death knell of the Confederacy. Hardcover; 320 pages.