America the Dead — Joseph Talluto

Sixteen hundred miles of zombie-infested territory. Sixteen hundred miles over terrain that may not have seen a living human in nearly three years. Millions of hungry ghouls waiting with the patience of the dead.
At stake is the soul of the nation, the binding ideals which could remake the country in the hands of whoever possesses it.
John Talon and his crew of survivors, torn away from their loved ones by a mission of urgency, must make the journey across the country to save their small chance of rebuilding a nation.
Determined to stop them is a madman with his own private army to back him up. A man who will not allow anyone, living or dead, to get in his way.
In the race for control of the nation, John and his friends will discover whether or not America the Beautiful has become America the Dead.