This book was written by Webb Garrison, published in 2000, the narrative is 266 pages and is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. In 1861, Wilmer McClean, distressed that a cannon ball crashed through his home during the battle of Bull Run, "moved to a farm where the sound of battle would never again reach him or his family." Almost four years later, McLean's Appomattox Court House home was used for Lee's surrender to Grant. There wasn't damage from cannon balls, but souvenir hunting Union officer's left McClean's parlor bare of furniture. After the Confederacy was defeated, Jefferson Davis was stripped of his citizenship. He died as a man without a country. His citizenship was restored during the administration of Georgian Jimmy Carter. Three members of the Gullet family were killed while riding the same horse, which was then given to the Ohio Ninety Eighth regiment. Three officers were killed while riding the same horse. Lieutenant Milliner, the senior officer left on the field, then jumped on the jinxed horse. He escaped death, but suffered all his life from an arm shattered by a Minie ball while he was in the saddle. Civil War Curiosities uncovers those unusual persons, attitudes, and events that take you beyond a textbook understanding of the Civil War. A collection of fascinating anecdotes and colorful stories, this book covers a wide variety of subjects, including new weapons that changed the nature of war, the press's outrageous inaccuracy in covering the war, the "phenomenon of "silent battles", and various disguises, atrocities and mix ups. This paper back book is in very good condition.

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