COBBLESTONE Magazine January 2025. The Civil War ended with a few battles, a presidential assassination, and questions of how to restore the Union. Explore the events of a deeply tumultuous year in American history: 1865!
Find out what it was like to witness the pivotal fall of Fort Fisher, then join Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis for an ill-fated peace talk that established one thing for certain: the North would continue fighting until the South surrendered. Follow the fiery path that General William T. Sherman cut through the South, learn how the Freedmen’s Bureau was established, and read President Lincoln’s moving second inaugural address.
Discover the events that led to Robert E. Lee’s surrender and the end of the war… or was it? It turns out that the last shots of the Civil War weren’t fired until that November, off the coast of England! Just when it looked like the nation would enjoy a long-deserved peace, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln rocked the country. How would his successor, Andrew Johnson, continue his legacy? Find out in this enthralling issue of COBBLESTONE!
Enjoy features including:
· “Fort Fisher’s Fall” by Laura Phillips
· “Peace Talks” by Heather Cox Richardson
· “War, Sherman Style” by Laura Phillips
· “A Helping Hand” by Heather Cox Richardson
· “Healing the Nation” by Meg Chorlian
· “Let the Thing Be Pressed” by Jeanie Mebane
· “A Plot to Kill the President” by Christina Mierau
· “And In Other 1865 News…” by Andrew Matthews
· “Last Shots” by Marcia Amidon Lusted
· “Putting the Pieces Together” by H.S. Stout and D.H. DeFord
Regular features of COBBLESTONE Magazine include: Getting Started, Mapping It, Did You Know, Going Global, In Other News, Say What?, Freeze Frame, Your Letters, Dr. D’s Mystery Hero, Spotlight On…, Just for Fun, Creature Feature, and a crossword puzzle.
