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

by Michael R. Bradley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493039760
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Myths and Mysteries Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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