{"product_id":"best-little-stories-from-the-civil-war-more-than-100-true-stories-9781402239106","title":"Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More Than 100 True Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis fascinating book will make the Civil War come alive with thoughts and feelings of real people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Civil WAR You Never Knew...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Behind the bloody battles, strategic marches, and decorated generals lie more than 100 intensely personal, true stories you haven't heard before. In \u003cem\u003eBest Little Stories from the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e, soldiers describe their first experiences in battle, women observe the advances and retreats of armies, spies recount their methods, and leaders reveal the reasoning behind many of their public actions. Fascinating characters come to life, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormer U.S. Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia, who warned the Confederate cabinet not to fall for Lincoln's trap by firing on reinforcements, thereby allowing Lincoln to claim the South had fired the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrig. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut, who disbanded the 13th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, scattered its men, gave its guns to other units, and ordered its officers home, accusing all of cowardly performance in battle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas N. Conrad, a Confederate spy operating in Washington, who warned Richmond of both the looming Federal Peninsula campaign in the spring of 1863 and the attack at Fredericksburg later that year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate Franklin Thomson of Michigan, born as Sarah Emma Edmonds, who fought in uniform for the Union during the war and later was the only female member of the postwar Union Grand Army of the Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-180859\"\u003eC. Brian Kelly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cumberland House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402239106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1402239106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036050\"\u003eUnited States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. Brian Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prize-winning journalist, is cofounder of Montpelier Publishing and a columnist and editor emeritus for \u003cem\u003eMilitary History \u003c\/em\u003emagazine. He is also a lecturer in newswriting at the University of Virginia. Kelly's articles have appeared in \u003cem\u003eReader's Digest, Friends, Yankee, \u003c\/em\u003eRod Serling's \u003cem\u003eTwilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e, and other magazines. He is the author of several books on American history and resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cumberland House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668664062189,"sku":"9781402239106","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_704479bf-9677-413f-b119-45acc3b6e289.jpg?v=1649458087","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/best-little-stories-from-the-civil-war-more-than-100-true-stories-9781402239106","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}