True Crime in the Civil War Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder, and Misuse of Power

Name: True Crime in the Civil War Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder, and Misuse of Power
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ISBN: 9780811710190

ISBN-10: 081171019X

ISBN-13: 9780811710190

Edition: 2012

Authors: Tobin T. Buhk

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* Examines criminal cases during the conflict* Cases include currency counterfeiting, tyrannical actions of Gen. Benjamin Butler, the murder of Maj. Amos McLemore, raids by "Bloody Bill" Quantrill's Bushwackers, the Fort Pillow Massacre, the horrific prison conditions at Andersonville, the fate of Lincoln assassination conspirators, and more

Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Publication date: 2/16/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English



Preface


Introduction The Criminal State of the Union



Inside Castle Thunder, Notorious Richmond Prison



Sam Upham's Counterfeiting Scheme



Benjamin Butler, Beast of New Orleans



The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Col. J. B. Turchin



Feuding Generals: The Murder of Bull Nelson and the Walker-Marmaduke Duel



The Faulkner Outrage and Detroit's Draft Riot



The Slaying of the Beckham Family



The Lawrence Massacre and the Not-So-Civil War of Quantrill, Anderson, and the James Brothers



The Murder of Gen. Earl Van Dorn



No Quarter: Bedford Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre



Manhattan Burning: The Rebel Arson Plot



Sue Mundy, Terror of Kentucky



The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators



Fifty-Three Counts of Murder: Champ Ferguson's Private War



Murder or Misadventure? Temperance Neely Kills Her Former Slave



The War Crimes Trial of Andersonville's Controversial Commandant


Chronology


Endnotes


Bibliography


Index