Tales from the North and the South - Twenty-four Remarkable People and Events of the Civil War (Paperback)

From doctors to lawyers and privates to generals, this volume records the stories of a few special people who chose to serve their country during the Civil War. Twenty-four individuals from both sides of the Mason-Dixon line are remembered for their extraordinary and often little known contributions to the Confederate and Union causes. These include Colonel Thomas Rose, who was in charge of the Libby Prison tunnel; Colonel John R. Winston, who was one of the few to escape from the Federal prison on Johnson's Island; Sally Tompkins, who ran a private hospital in Richmond; and Sergeant Richard Kirkland, who risked his life to take water to the Federal troops at Fredericksburg. Contemporary sources include correspondence and diaries from these subjects and those who knew them. Appendices contain a roll of participants in the Great Locomotive Chase; a list of Federal prisoners who escaped through the Libby Prison tunnel; and a directory of Confederate officers on board the Maple Leaf.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	November 2006
Authors:	Frances H Casstevens
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-2870-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-2870-8
Barcode:	9780786428700

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