| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-299) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Buhk wrote an engaging, well-documented collection of tales . . . It is his efforts at mediating the sources, the "voices," that elevates True Crime in the Civil War above a simplistic version of Cops. . . . Both Civil War aficionados and fans of crime dramas will find much to enjoy. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities.
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War crimes -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Trials (Military offenses) -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9780811710190 paperback |
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081171019X paperback |
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