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Book SynopsisThis compelling collection of true anecdotes from America's Civil War offers a lively look at thirty unusual, little-known, and bizarre incidents that impacted the course of the war.
Table of ContentsTaken from first edition(1)The Death of the Wooden Navy (2)An Unusual Air Force (3)The Double Life of Frank Thompson/Emma Seelye (4)The Story of "Taps" (5)The StrangerFrom the Island of Malta to South Mountain, Maryland (6)The Battle Caused by Three Cigars (7)The Angel of Marye's Heights (8)His Country's Highest Award for Bravery (9)Loyal Servant-Valiant Sergeant (10)Thunder and Lightening at Hoovers Gap (11)The Old Man of Gettysburg (12)He Died in Place of His Brother (13)The Female Moses (14)Even His Enemy Congratulated His (15)Red Rebels on the Rampage (16)Prison Escape in Ohio (17)Thunder Off the Coast of France (18)The Historic, and Fatal, Voyage of the CSS Hunley (19)The "Plot" to Destroy Chicago (20)A Sad Homecoming (21)Lincoln's Favorite Song (22)He Broke Into a Prisoner of War Camp (23)The War Taught Him to Love Horses (24)United in Death (25)A Little Bit of Dixie in Wisconsin (26)Bom Dia, Y'all (27)The Angel of the Battlefield (28)Gunpowder from Urine (29)At Rest, at Last, With His Master, Bibliography, Index