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Civil War myths & legends : the true stories behind history's mysteries / Michael R. Bradley.

Bradley, Michael R. (Michael Raymond), 1940- (Author).

Summary:

"Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked. From the legend of the Yankee "human shield" behind Nathan Bedford Forrest's saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Civil WarMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart."--Amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 9781493039760
ISBN: 1493039768
Physical Description: vi, 201 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Chapter 1 Words-War-Wilderness; Chapter 2 The Yankee Behind Nathan Bedford Forrest's Saddle; Chapter 3 Ulysses S. Grant: The Perpetual Drunk?; Chapter 4 Stonewall's Lemons; Chapter 5 The Legendary Courage of Alonzo Cushing; Chapter 6 What Were They Thinking?: The Enigma of Black Slaveholders; Chapter 7 The Lost Confederate Gold: Following the Money; Chapter 8 What Became of the "Bull Pups"?; Chapter 9 Battlefield Hospitals and Civil War Medicine; Chapter 10 The Mysterious Sinking of the Hunley; Chapter 11 Bedecked with a Bonnet in Baltimore; Chapter 12 Legends and Myths Shroud the Body of John Wilkes BoothChapter 13 The Strange Civil War Career of Bushrod Johnson; Chapter 14 The Mystery of the Damage Inside the Turret of USS Monitor; Chapter 15 Revenge and Respect: The Legacy of Arlington Cemetery; Chapter 16 The Mythic, Legendary, Elusive, Mysterious Ku Klux Klan.