Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War.pdf

Strange

and

ObScure StOrieS

of the

civil War

tim rowland

Foreword by J. W. Howard, Superintendent (ret),

antietam national battlefield

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library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

rowland, Tim, 1960-

Strange and obscure stories of the Civil War / Tim rowland.

p. cm.

iSbn 978-1-61608-395-3 (alk. paper)

1. united States—history—Civil War, 1861-1865—Anecdotes. 2. united

States—history—Civil War, 1861-1865—biography—Anecdotes. 3. united

States—history—Civil War, 1861-1865—Campaigns—Anecdotes. 4. Curiosi-

ties and wonders—united States—history—19th century—Anecdotes.

i. Title.

e655.r87 2011

973.7’3—dc23

2011022880

Printed in the united States of America