Press enter after choosing selection

True Crime in the Civil War : : Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder, & Abuse

Buhk, Tobin T. Book - 2012 973.711 Bu 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3 out of 5

Locations
Call Number: 973.711 Bu
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	973.711 Bu	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Preface -- Introduction the criminal state of the union -- Inside Castle Thunder, notorious Richmond prison -- Sam Upham's counterfeiting scheme -- Benjamin Butler, Beast of New Orleans -- The sack of Athens and the court-martial of Col. J. B. Turchin -- Feuding generals : the murder of Bull Nelson and the Walker-Marmaduke Duel -- The Faulkner outrage and Detroit's draft riot -- The slaying of the Beckham family -- The Lawrence Massacre and the not-so-civil war of Quantrill, Anderson, and the James Brothers -- The murder of Gen. Earl van Dorn -- No quarter : Bedford Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre -- Manhattan burning : the rebel arson plot -- Sue Mundy, terror of Kentucky -- The trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators -- Fifty-three counts of murder : Champ Ferguson's private war -- Murder or misadventure? : Temperance Neely kills her former slave -- The war crimes trial of Andersonville's controversial commandant.

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review
Summary / Annotation
Table of Contents
Author Notes

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

No community reviews. Write one below!

PUBLISHED
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: viii, 312 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780811710190
081171019X

SUBJECTS
Civil-military relations -- History -- 19th century.
War crimes -- History -- 19th century.
Trials (Military offenses) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Social aspects. -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- Destruction and pillage. -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- Atrocities. -- Civil War, 1861-1865