MIDNIGHT ON THE POTOMAC The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America

This powerful audiobook history of the closing months of the Civil War is fascinating and compelling. However, its narration by author Scott Ellsworth proves stiff, and several beats too slow. The listener will be riveted by Ellsworth's descriptions of the brutal battles that finally crushed Lee's army, Sherman's calculated ravaging of the Confederate heartland, and the murderous conspiracy that stalked Lincoln for months. The narrative is brisk, vividly detailed, and illuminating. But Ellsworth, although an esteemed historian and educator, and a veteran narrator of several of his previous audiobooks, lacks pitch and modulation. The result is tolerable, but the power of the narrative makes the listener speculate on what it could be. D.A.W. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2025]