What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War - Hardcover

Wright, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0891415963 ISBN 13: 9780891415961

Publisher: Presidio Press, 1996

Synopsis

First published 1997. Brings the American Civil War to life concerning itself with the human aspects of the conflict and spotlights how it was to live through the tragedies. Chapters on prisons, escapes, deserters, songs, crimes, mistakes, fighting women looks at the war from an entirely new perspective.

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From the Back Cover

What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War looks at the ordinary people who fought the war and the people they left behind. It is about Belle Starr and Johnny Clem, one the South's top female spy, the other a nine-year-old drummer boy who went on to serve 46 years in the U.S. Army. It is about the first shot fired at Fort Sumter (by a civilian who later committed suicide) and the final lowering of the Confederate flag (by a ship's captain in Liverpool, England). It is about death on the battlefields and in prison cells, about women fighting to be recognized for their accomplishments, and how people on both sides managed to survive the deadliest war this nation has seen. These are the emotions, passions, and stories that go far beyond History 101.

Synopsis

Describes the experiences of ordinary people during the Civil War and reveals little known facts about battles, strategies, and tactics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0891415963
• ISBN 13: 9780891415961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336