Civil War Curiosities : Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences

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This fascinating collection explores the unusual and often bizarre persons,#xD;attitudes, and events of the Civil War. Illustrated and indexed.

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Every Aspect of the War Produced Its Own Crop of Curiosities	p. 7
Memorable Players in the Nation's Greatest Drama
Lincoln and Davis Started Out Less Than One Hundred Miles Apart	p. 11
Famous--Or Soon to Be	p. 18
Never Say Die	p. 27
Supporting Members of the Cast
Many Wives Did More Than Knit Socks	p. 39
Clergymen "Fought Like Hell"	p. 48
The Role of Hostages in the Struggle for Supremacy	p. 57
Horses Kept the War Alive	p. 67
Civil War Critters	p. 78
No Two Military Events Were Identical
In the Heat of Battle	p. 89
Black Soldiers Fell Short of Equality	p. 97
Sights and Sounds of Combat	p. 109
"The War Is to Be Illuminated by Burning Cities and Villages"	p. 119
Outmoded Weapons Made "Sitting Ducks" of Many Users	p. 129
Strange New Weapons	p. 140
Officers Were of Many Varieties, But Only One Color	p. 151
Ships, Seas, and Rivers	p. 161
"Rally Round the Flag, Boys!"	p. 172
Analysis, Prediction, and Wishful Thinking	p. 182
Providence, Fate, or Chance?	p. 190
Time Doesn't Always Fly	p. 196
Of Life and Death	p. 204
Eye of the Beholder
No One Called Lincoln Handsome	p. 213
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous	p. 222
War Makers as Appraised by Their Contemporaries	p. 230
Beyond the Headlines
Atrocity, War Fever, or Journalistic Hype?	p. 243
"Silent Battles" Defy Explanation	p. 251
Abolition of Slavery Not the Union Goal in 1861	p. 257
Conclusion	p. 265
Selected Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 271
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