Civil War Myths and Legends - The True Stories Behind History''s Mysteries

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.

List of contents

PrefaceWORDS-WAR-WILDERNESSTHE YANKEE BEHIND BEDFORD FORREST'S SADDLE ULYSSES S. GRANT: THE PERPETUAL DRUNK?STONEWALL'S LEMONS The Legendary Courage of Alonzo Cushing The Enigma of Black Slaveholders THE LOST CONFEDERATE GOLD: FOLLOWING THE MONEYWHAT BECAME OF THE "BULL PUPS"?BATTLEFIELD HOSPITALS AND CIVIL WAR MEDICINE THE UNEXPLAINED SINKING OF THE HUNLEYBEDECKED WITH A BONNET IN BALTIMORETHE STRANGE CIVIL WAR CAREER OF BUSHROD JOHNSONTHE MYSTERY OF THE DAMAGE INSIDE THE TURRET OF U.S.S. MONITORREVENGE AND RESPECT: THE LEGACY OF ARLINGTON CEMETERY

About the author

By Michael R. Bradley

Summary

Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked.

Product details

• Authors: Michael R Bradley, Michael R. Bradley, R. Michael Bradley
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781493039760
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3976-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Myths and Mysteries Series; Myths and Mysteries; Myths and Mysteries; Myths and Mysteries Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous