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On December 7, 1864, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, William McGee, was credited with leading a Federal force to a sharp and decisive victory over the Confederates. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.

Drummer Boy Willie McGee Civil War Hero and Fraud

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 1/22/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786432899, 978-0786432899
      ISBN10: 0786432896

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      Book Synopsis
      On December 7, 1864, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, William McGee, was credited with leading a Federal force to a sharp and decisive victory over the Confederates. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.

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