Grant Comes East, the sequel in the bestselling series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, proceeds the story of a Confederate triumph at Gettysburg.

Across 140 years, almost all historians have agreed that following the defeat from the Army from the Potomac at Gettysburg, the taking of Washington, DC, would end the war. But was it possible?

Lee knows that a frontal assault against such fortifications could devastate his military, but it is a price he fears should be paid for last victory. Beyond a about Offer Comes East: A Novel from the Civil War military triumph in the field, Lee must overcome the defiant stand of Leader Abraham Lincoln, who vows that whatever the beat at Gettysburg, his solemn pledge to preserve the Union will become honored. Lincoln will mobilize the garrison of Washington to hold on no matter what the costs.

At the same time, Lincoln has appointed General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of all Union forces. Give, fresh from his triumph at Vicksburg, races east, getting with him his solidified veterans from Mississippi to confront Lee.

What ensues across the next 6 weeks is a titanic struggle simply because the surviving Union forces in the fortifications of Washington fight to hang on, while Grant prepares his counterblow. The defeated Military from the Potomac, staggered with the debacle dealt at Gettysburg, isn’t yet completely out of the combat, and is slowly reorganizing. Its rogue commander, General Dan Sickles, is definitely thirsting for revenge against Lee, the repair of the honor of his army, and the fulfillment of his very own ambitions, which reach completely to the Light House. Each one of these factors should come together in a climatic struggle spanning the ground from Washington, through Baltimore, to the banks of the Susquehanna River.

Once more, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen produce a brilliant story of how the Civil Battle could possess unfolded. In Offer Shows up East, they make use of their years of analysis and expertise to take readers on an unbelievable journey.