Experience the Civil War's most eerie occurrences, spooky events, unsolved mysteries, and myths and legends related and debunked. From the legend of the Yankee "human shield" behind Nathan Bedford Forrest’s saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Civil WarMyths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart.
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Preface
WORDS-WAR-WILDERNESS
THE YANKEE BEHIND BEDFORD FORREST’S SADDLE
ULYSSES S. GRANT: THE PERPETUAL DRUNK?
STONEWALL’S LEMONS
The Legendary Courage of Alonzo Cushing
The Enigma of Black Slaveholders
THE LOST CONFEDERATE GOLD: FOLLOWING THE MONEY
WHAT BECAME OF THE “BULL PUPS”?
BATTLEFIELD HOSPITALS AND CIVIL WAR MEDICINE
THE UNEXPLAINED SINKING OF THE HUNLEY
BEDECKED WITH A BONNET IN BALTIMORE
THE STRANGE CIVIL WAR CAREER OF BUSHROD JOHNSON
THE MYSTERY OF THE DAMAGE INSIDE THE TURRET OF U.S.S. MONITOR
REVENGE AND RESPECT: THE LEGACY OF ARLINGTON CEMETERY
