True Crime in the Civil War Cases of Murder,

* Examines criminal cases during the conflict* Cases include currency counterfeiting, tyrannical actions of Gen. Benjamin Butler, the murder of Maj. Amos McLemore, raids by "Bloody Bill" Quantrill's Bushwackers, the Fort Pillow Massacre, the horrific prison conditions at Andersonville, the fate of Lincoln assassination conspirators, and more

Tobin T. Buhk is the author of True Crime: Michigan and coauthor with Stephen D. Cohle of Skeletons in the Closet: Tales from the County Morgue and Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner. He lives in Jenison, Michigan.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction The Criminal State of the Union	p. 1
Inside Castle Thunder, Notorious Richmond Prison	p. 13
Sam Upham's Counterfeiting Scheme	p. 24
Benjamin Butler, Beast of New Orleans	p. 31
The Sack of Athens and the Court-Martial of Col. J. B. Turchin	p. 45
Feuding Generals: The Murder of Bull Nelson and the Walker-Marmaduke Duel	p. 58
The Faulkner Outrage and Detroit's Draft Riot	p. 74
The Slaying of the Beckham Family	p. 85
The Lawrence Massacre and the Not-So-Civil War of Quantrill, Anderson, and the James Brothers	p. 109
The Murder of Gen. Earl Van Dorn	p. 125
No Quarter: Bedford Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre	p. 136
Manhattan Burning: The Rebel Arson Plot	p. 148
Sue Mundy, Terror of Kentucky	p. 161
The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators	p. 180
Fifty-Three Counts of Murder: Champ Ferguson's Private War	p. 206
Murder or Misadventure? Temperance Neely Kills Her Former Slave	p. 219
The War Crimes Trial of Andersonville's Controversial Commandant	p. 240
Chronology	p. 265
Endnotes	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 293
Index	p. 301
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True Crime in the Civil War Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder & Abuse

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