First published 2006
Robert E Lee has won at Gettysburg and Union Mills, but his assault on Washington has failed. The Union Army of the Potomac lies in ruins. Lincoln turns to his last hope: Ulysses S Grant. On August 22, 1863, Lee pursues retreating Union forces to the Susquehanna River. Then shocking news arrives. Grant has crossed the same river with seventy thousand men, bringing his Army of the Susquehanna into Maryland. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia scrambles to respond. The two forces meet in central Maryland for a brutal weeklong clash along Monocacy Creek. Both commanders know this battle will decide everything. Grant must save the Union cause. Lee seeks to end the war with Confederate victory. The fate of a divided nation hangs in the balance as America's greatest generals face each other in a final, desperate struggle.
Genres: american-civil-war, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, military-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Gettysburg, Maryland, Susquehanna River, Union Mills, Washington
Period: 1863
496 pages · Paperback · St. Martin's Griffin