{"product_id":"stonemans-raid-1865-9780895873774","title":"Stoneman's Raid  1865","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2011 Willie Parker Peace Prize from the N.C. Society of Historians  and Finalist for the Ben Franklin Award in History. In the spring of 1865  Federal major general George Stoneman launched a cavalry raid deep into the heart of the Confederacy. Over the next two months  Stonemans cavalry rode across six Southern states  fighting fierce skirmishes and destroying supplies and facilities. When the raid finally ended  Stonemans troopers had brought the Civil War home to dozens of communities that had not seen it up close before. In the process  the cavalrymen pulled off one of the longest cavalry raids in U.S. military history.  Despite its geographic scope  Stonemans 1865 raid failed in its primary goal of helping to end the war. Instead  the destruction the raiders left behind slowed postwar recovery in the areas it touched. In their wake  the raiders left a legacy that resonates to this day  even in modern popular music such as The Bands The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.  Based on exhaustive research in 34 repositories in 12 states and from more than 200 books and newspapers  Hartleys book tells the complete story of Stonemans 1865 raid for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67898739261493,"sku":"ByrdShop_089587377X","price":40.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780895873774.jpg?v=1793784010","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/stonemans-raid-1865-9780895873774","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}