Whether you refer to it as the Late Unpleasantness, The War for Southern Freedom, or any of the other names that Civil War 101 lists for it, this mid-nineteenth -century conflict has spawned all manner of myth and facts you didn't learn in high school. With tantalizing trivia like "Nine Drinking Stories Involving General Ulysses S. Grant," "Five Famous Female Spies," and "Eleven Medical Complaints of Stonewall Jackson," plus historic photos and engravings, even the most diehard Civil War buff—from academic historian to modern-day reenactor—is sure to pick up some fresh new details about this terrible war.
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Whether you refer to it as the Late Unpleasantness, The War for Southern Freedom, or any of the other names that Civil War 101 lists for it, this mid-nineteenth -century conflict has spawned all manner of myth and facts you didn't learn in high school. With tantalizing trivia like "Nine Drinking Stories Involving General Ulysses S. Grant," "Five Famous Female Spies," and "Eleven Medical Complaints of Stonewall Jackson," plus historic photos and engravings, even the most diehard Civil War buff?from academic historian to modern-day reenactor?is sure to pick up some fresh new details about this terrible war.
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I enjoyed the information that some might find trivial, but it gave me a great background on the generally unpublished research.Where else would you find the costs of war in dollars,the female spies, for both sides, the list of Generals and where they ended up after the war etc:. It doesn't just finish at the end of the war.
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THE ONLY THING THAT both the North and South could agree on in the 1860s was that each side was fighting for freedom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, South Carolina, United States, National Archives, North Carolina, Library of Congress, President Lincoln, Bull Run, General Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Army of Northern Virginia, Stonewall Jackson, General John, Mississippi River, Shenandoah Valley, West Point, James Longstreet, Army of the Potomac, General Robert, General William, Joe Johnston, New Orleans, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Fort Sumter New!
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THE ONLY THING THAT both the North and South could agree on in the 1860s was that each side was fighting for freedom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
regimental guard, commutation fee, blue frock coats, force commanded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, South Carolina, United States, National Archives, North Carolina, Library of Congress, President Lincoln, Bull Run, General Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Army of Northern Virginia, Stonewall Jackson, General John, Mississippi River, Shenandoah Valley, West Point, James Longstreet, Army of the Potomac, General Robert, General William, Joe Johnston, New Orleans, Jefferson Davis, John Bell Hood, Fort Sumter New!
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- Civil War Years: A Day-by-day Chronicle of the Life of a Nation by Robert E. Denney on 4 pages
- Abraham Lincoln (The Great Americans Series) by Jean F. Blashfield on 4 pages
- Civil War by Geoffrey Ward on 4 pages
- Civil War (Vol 2) by Shelby Foote on 4 pages
- Stonewall Jackson (Great Generals) by Donald A. Davis on 4 pages
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