This book was written by Webb Garrison, published in 2000, the narrative is 256 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. More Civil War Curiosities contains strange but true stories from the four year conflict that raged across a one thousand mile battle front with more than three million men in uniform. Anything could and often did happen. Webb Garrison recounts instances of of friendly fire casualties, the unperfected art of spying, banishments and deportings, grisly tales of missing limbs, name changes for both people and ships, disguises that worked and many firsts and lasts. Fragging, or purposefully killing a fellow soldier, was the probable cause of death for Thomas Wilson, a tyrannical Federal general. He died in action at the Battle of Baton Rouge when, according to one account, he was seized by a group of his own men who held him in front of a cannon before it was fired at the enemy. When Confederate General Jubal Early marched on Frederick, Maryland, he offered not to torch the town for a payment of $200,000.00. It took the towns people a day to borrow the money and 87 years to pay it back. When Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , failed to raise a ransom of $500,000.00 Early's subordinate, General John McCausland, burned the town to the ground. The book is full of these unique and interesting stories, all factual. This paper back book is in very good condition.

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