inaudible conversations] >> good evening this evening we are honored to have with us the other joseph wheelan. written extensively. before he began full-time writing he was an editor. his writings have received critical acclaim it is getting more rave reviews already. well researched and argued. please welcome. [applause] >> thank you for inviting me. and what i've really appreciate it. i hope you are all doing well tonight provided thank you for coming. i am here to talk about my latest book which is the campaign that sealed the fate of the confederacy. some of the union campaign in virginia that i described in the "bloody spring" spends six weeks. may and june of 1864 petallides. [roll call] hundred 50 years ago. in my book and make the case that the chain of battles fought by hillises' s. grant army with the sole source major turning point. excellent pokes about the campaign's major battles, but usually this campaign is part of a larger history of the war. surprisingly few 1-volume books attempt to tell the story of the overland campaign. i decided to write one. the names of the major batt