An edition of Tales from the North and the South: twenty-four remarkable people and events of the Civil War
(2007)
Tales from the North and the South
twenty-four remarkable people and events of the Civil War
by Frances Harding Casstevens
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"This book examines 24 outstanding participants in the American Civil War from both sides of the conflict, concentrating on many lesser-known personalities who nevertheless accomplished or took part in extraordinary battles, escapes and events. These stories, many previously untold, represent a wide range of unique Civil War personalities and events"--Provided by publisher.
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Tales from the North and the South: twenty-four remarkable people and events of the Civil War
2007, McFarland & Co.
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Table of Contents
James J. Andrews and the great locomotive chase : (the Andrews Raid): a civilian who risked his life and lost
Private Jesse Virgil Dobbins : patriotic hero or murdering traitor?
Captain Dan Ellis : the slippery "Old Red Fox" of East Tennessee
General William Jackson Palmer : an officer and a gentleman sometimes equal a hero
Colonel Thomas Rose : architect of the Libby tunnel
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw : "greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" John 15:13
Mrs. Susie Baker King Taylor : among noble women, courage has no color
Brigadier General John Basil Turchin and Nadine Turchin : the "Mad Cossack" and his courageous wife
Miss Elizabeth Van Lew : "Crazy Bet," the disguise of a master spy
Dr. Mary E. Walker : slightly ahead of her time, but time has proven her correct
Brigadier General Edward A. Wild : Beelzebub or avenging archangel?
Colonel Powell T. Wyman : somewhat tarnished, but still a hero
Brigadier General James J. Archer : a "Little Gamecock" or a "god of war"
Captain Robert Carson Duvall : winner of first naval battle of the War between the States
Captain E.W. Fuller : escape of Confederate prisoners from the Maple Leaf
Sergeant Richard Rowland Kirkland : "the angel of Marye's Heights" or the "Southern Samaritan"
Colonel Hector McAllister McKethan : from Big Bethel to Fort Fisher
Lieutenant Robert Winship Stedman : once, twice, three times a hero
Colonel M. Jefferson Thompson : a blundering Falstaff or the "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" or a "military renaissance man
Captain Sally Louisa Tompkins : the angel of Richmond
Brigadier General Stand Watie : a Cherokee who fought with the Confederate Army
Captain Reuben Everett Wilson : unreconciled faithful soldier or a cold-blooded murderer?
Colonel John Reynolds Winston : a long, cold journey home
Colonel Richard Thomas Zarvona : the spymaster, a.k.a. the "French Lady"
Participants in the great locomotive chase
Federal prisoners who escaped through the Libby Prison tunnel
Confederate officers onboard the Maple Leaf
Congressional Medal of Honor and Confederate Roll of Honor.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-362) and index.
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