{"product_id":"jubal-earlys-raid-on-washington-9780817354756","title":"Jubal Early's Raid on Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe raid that exposed the Union capitals greatest danger. The definitive description of the last Confederate invasion of the Union in 1864. The Civil War was in its fourth year  and the Unions victory was not at all certain. The Lincoln administration seemed weak as the autumn election approached. Lees army remained strong in Virginia while Johnstons forces feinted and dodged in north Georgia to shield Atlanta. The Union army and navy grew in strength  but Confederate forces continued to fight tenaciously. Amid an air of stalemate  the Confederates planned a bold move to strike at Washington  DC and capture or scatter Lincoln and his cabinet. In command of the operation was the colorful and unpredictable Jubal Old Jube Anderson Early  brought in to replace the fallen Stonewall Jackson. Less well known than the bloodier Antietam and Gettysburg  Earlys campaign  Cooling argues  had greater significance. In addition to the persnickety bachelor Anderson  this account introduces many colorful participants  including railroad president John W. Garrett  the politically influential Blair family  and Elizabeth Aunt Betty Thomas  a free Black woman  who was said to have saved Lincolns life by shouting at him: Get down  you fool! when he came under fire at Fort Stevens. Exciting and comprehensive  Civil War scholars and readers will delight in this masterful account.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651671154741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0817354751","price":38.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780817354756_41371dc0-dda7-4888-80d1-0921ca166249.jpg?v=1781837254","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jubal-earlys-raid-on-washington-9780817354756","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}