The Last Shot

[Rick Smith]

Does the title refer to the assassination, or Edmund Ruffin?

I'm heading into the chapter on George Sanders now, and I'm detecting a little personal comment in Bill's choice of that title - The Last Shot. I'm suspecting that HE is taking a last shot at educating the readers to various overlooked or ignored aspects of the years leading up to and away from the Civil War since we/they haven't been listening (or haven't paid attention) to historians on both sides of the issue.

Good point, Laurie. As you know, George Sanders was very instrumental, along with Sanford Conover and some others, in shaping the way future generations would view the Lincoln assassination.