United States History - 19th Century - Civil War

While Cannons Roared

Name: While Cannons Roared
Author: John M. Taylor
ISBN: 9781574881509

by John M. Taylor

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Overview

*Intriguing, unusual, and occasionally bizarre true stories of America's greatest conflict *An intimate picture of the Civil War on the home front, in the corridors of power, and even in the capital's most prestigious hotel

Some of the Civil War's mos

Lincoln's hiring of a substitute recruit to fight in his place and "The Bizarre Court-Martial of Thomas Knox" are just two of the episodes chronicled in While the Cannons Roared: The Civil War Behind the Lines. Each of the 21 chapters in John M. Taylor's (Confederate Raider) new book details a similarly little-known aspect of the war's mechanics. Many of the chapters first appeared in the Civil War Times Illustrated. Photos.