More than 100 true stories of comrade killing comrade:
- defective ammunition
- accidental shootings
- blinding smoke
- deliberate fire upon comrade
- mistaken uniforms
- inexperienced troops
- unknown passwords
On May 2, 1863, Stonewall Jackson was on the verge of the
greatest victory of his career. Shortly before 10 P.M. he rode
through the woods near Chancellorsville, Virginia, to find where
the Federals had established their line. As he returned, his own
men, in the noise and confusion, opened fire, woulding Jackson
several times. One of the Civil War's first heroes died eight days
later.
Stonewall Jackson's death is but one example of Confederate
killing Confederate or Yankee killing Yankee. No war was as intense
and chaotic as the American Civil War. Author Webb Garrison has
brought together Jackson's story and 150 other instances of
friendly fire in this unique book that strips away the romanticism
of the Civil War.
" With] night setting in, it was difficult to distinguish friend
from foe. Several of our own command were killed by our own
friends." ―Ambrose Wright at Malvern Hill
"I thought it better to kill a Union man or two than to lose the
effect of my moral suasion." ―Union Officer Louis M.
Goldsborough
"Whilst in this position my regiment was shelled by our own
artillery. The officer in command should be made to pay the penalty
for this criminal conduct." ―Confederate Col. Edward Willis,
speaking of a battle at Gettysburg
"Seemingly not content with the speed that the enemy were
slaughtering us, one of our own batteries commenced a heavy and
destructive fire on us." ―Union Maj. Thomas S. Tate, speaking of
Tupelo, Mississippi
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