These are stories of people and events during the Civil War in the United States. These are stories of people and events during the Civil War in the United States. Because of two great grandfathers serving the Confederate cause there is an admitted loyalty to the side they fought for. Two of the gentlemen were in the Army and were wounded, one was in the Navy and was held as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, Maryland. All three survived the war and are buried in Arkansas, my home state. Included are some famous people, ...
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These are stories of people and events during the Civil War in the United States. These are stories of people and events during the Civil War in the United States. Because of two great grandfathers serving the Confederate cause there is an admitted loyalty to the side they fought for. Two of the gentlemen were in the Army and were wounded, one was in the Navy and was held as a Prisoner of War at Point Lookout, Maryland. All three survived the war and are buried in Arkansas, my home state. Included are some famous people, like General Dan Sickles, and some not so famous, like Jack Hinson and James Hanger. Some stories about Yankees and some about Rebels. Some famous battles, like Chancellorsville and not so famous like the Battle of Nueces. Or was that just a massacre. Actual letters and reports from the men in battle are presented in their entirety. Bushwhackers like "Bloody Bill Anderson," Jayhawkers like "Doc Jennison, officers that murdered other officers, and adulterous officers on both sides and the tragic consequences that resulted. The tragic massacres at Lawrence, Kansas and Centralia, Missouri, committed by Confederate sympathizers are told. A story about the only Native American General in the Civil War and how he was the last man to surrender his troops. Male and female abolitionists and a female Confederate spy are related in interesting stories. The story of the first woman to be hung by the US Government is told. There are other interesting stories and interesting tidbits from the war.
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