Civil War Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries - Paperback

by Michael R. Bradley (Author)

Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked.

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Reading line: True tales from America's deadliest conflict--from the lost Confederate treasury to the unknown fate of the legendary "Bull Pups" The Civil War is remembered as a turbulent time when America was nearly torn apart over the issue of slavery, but few people may know about Stonewall Jackson's obsession with lemons, why some doctors smoked cigars during long stints of surgery, or that a handful of blacks actually owned slaves. Civil War Myths and Legends goes behind the scenes to tell these stories and many more, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events from one of our country's darkest periods. -Read about enigmatic General Bushrod Johnson, who, despite being raised by pacifist parents who were active in the Underground Railroad, eschewed his Quaker upbringing to fight for the Confederacy--and encountered a series of misfortunes throughout his personal and professional life. -Discover how the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency--the precursor to today's Secret Service--foiled an assassination plot by escorting a disguised President-elect Abraham Lincoln through Baltimore on his way to his inauguration in Washington, DC. -Ponder the conflicting evidence over the fate of John Wilkes Booth. Witnesses said Booth died just days after killing President Lincoln. Others, however, declared not only that "the most handsome man in America" escaped his pursuers to survive nearly 40 years, but that his mummified body traveled with carnival sideshows into the 1970s. Michael R. Bradley lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on the former picket line of a Civil War fort. In addition to being a professor, he is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Southern Historical Association, American Association of University Professors, and the Society for Military History. He is also the author of Globe Pequot's It Happened in the Revolutionary War and Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War.

Author Biography

Michael R. Bradley lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee, on the former picket line of a Civil War fort. In addition to being a professor, he is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Southern Historical Association, American Association of University Professors, and the Society for Military History. He is also the author of Globe Pequot's It Happened in the Revolutionary War and Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War.