{"product_id":"civil-war-curiosities-strange-stories-oddities-events-and-coincidences","title":"Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences","description":"True stories of unusual happenings during the civil war.\nIn 1861, Wilmer McLean, distressed that a cannon ball crashed through his home during the battle of Bull Run, moved to a farm where \"the sound of battle would never again reach him and his family.\" Almost four years later, McLean's Appomattox Court House home was used for Lee's surrender to Grant. There wasn't damage from cannon balls, but souvenir-hunting Union officers left McLean's parlor bare of furniture.\nAfter the Confederacy was defeated, Jefferson Davis was stripped of his citizenship. He died as a man without a country. His citizenship was restored by Congress during the administration of Georgian Jimmy Carter.\nThree members of the Guillet family were killed while riding the same horse, which was then given to the Ohio Ninety-eighth regiment. Three officers were killed while riding the same horse. Lieutenant Milliner, the senior officer left on the field, then jumped on the jinxed horse. He escaped death, but suffered all his life from an arm shatterred by a minie ball while he was in the saddle.\nCivil War Curiosities uncovers those unusual persons, attitudes, and events that take you beyond a textbook understanding of the Civil War. A collection of fascinating anecdotes and colorful stories, this book covers a wide variety of subjects, including \"newfangled\" weapons that changed the nature of war, the press' outrageous inaccuracy in covering the conflict, the phenomenon of \"silent battles, \" and various disguises, atrocities, and mix-ups.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 155853315X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.155853315X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Garrison, Webb\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359292932273,"sku":"RDV.155853315X.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/155853315X-0.jpg?v=1780422340","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/civil-war-curiosities-strange-stories-oddities-events-and-coincidences","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}