Civil War Curiosities Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences

Name: Civil War Curiosities Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences
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ISBN: 9781558533158

ISBN-10: 155853315X

ISBN-13: 9781558533158

Edition: 2000

Authors: Webb B. Garrison

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This fascinating collection explores the unusual and often bizarre persons,attitudes, and events of the Civil War. Illustrated and indexed.

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 10/25/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Webb Garrison is a former university dean & college president who has spent a lifetime collecting & chronicling Civil War imagery & documentation. He has written more than 1,000 articles for magazines, & over 65 books - of which the most popular are on the Civil War; their cumulative sales are approaching one million copies. He is a frequent speaker on this subject for radio talk shows & national TV programs. Webb Garrison lives in North Carolina.



Every Aspect of the War Produced Its Own Crop of Curiosities



Memorable Players in the Nation's Greatest Drama



Lincoln and Davis Started Out Less Than One Hundred Miles Apart



Famous--Or Soon to Be



Never Say Die



Supporting Members of the Cast



Many Wives Did More Than Knit Socks



Clergymen "Fought Like Hell"



The Role of Hostages in the Struggle for Supremacy



Horses Kept the War Alive



Civil War Critters



No Two Military Events Were Identical



In the Heat of Battle



Black Soldiers Fell Short of Equality



Sights and Sounds of Combat



"The War Is to Be Illuminated by Burning Cities and Villages"



Outmoded Weapons Made "Sitting Ducks" of Many Users



Strange New Weapons



Officers Were of Many Varieties, But Only One Color



Ships, Seas, and Rivers



"Rally Round the Flag, Boys!"



Analysis, Prediction, and Wishful Thinking



Providence, Fate, or Chance?



Time Doesn't Always Fly



Of Life and Death



Eye of the Beholder



No One Called Lincoln Handsome



From the Sublime to the Ridiculous



War Makers as Appraised by Their Contemporaries



Beyond the Headlines



Atrocity, War Fever, or Journalistic Hype?



"Silent Battles" Defy Explanation



Abolition of Slavery Not the Union Goal in 1861


Conclusion


Selected Bibliography


Index