Overview
The epic battles of the Civil War have become the stuff of legend and the subject of a vast amount of literature. Much less known is the war behind the lines, a war carried out by merciless guerrillas, bloodthirsty mobs, murderous vigilantes and sinister secret agents. True Crime in the Civil War delves into the conflict's criminal history, profiling 16 cases of misdeeds committed by men and women on both sides of the fight. Civil War buffs will find newly uncovered information on a pair of obscure incidents: the 1863 murder of a Tennessee family by freed slaves living in a Union camp, and an 1865 killing in North Carolina that immediately tested the nation's commitment to equality. Also included are fresh accounts of some of the war's most notorious crimes, including the short and brutal life of Bloody Bill Anderson, the evils perpetrated behind Andersonville's walls, and the still-controversial Lincoln assassination conspiracy, providing a stark reminder that those on the war's front lines weren't the only ones facing danger. About the Author Tobin T. Buhk is a freelance writer who lives in Jenison, Michigan, and is co-author with Stephen D.Cohle of Skeletons in the Closet: Tales from the County Morgue and Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner.
Full Product Details
Author: Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Imprint: Stackpole Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.381kg
ISBN: 9780811710190
ISBN 10: 081171019
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 February 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Crime did not take a holiday during the Civil War, far from it. As Tobin Buhk shows in this fast-paced narrative, the war created new opportunities to gain profits from illegal activities, to settle old scores against personal enemies under the cover of fighting the nation's enemies, to pillage, plunder, and murder amid the carnage and destruction that seemed to offer license to legitimize such crimes. Students of the Civil War will find new information in this readable account. --James M McPherson, Author of Battle Cry of Freedom (02/16/2012)
A rare novelty in the profusion of writing about the Civil War, a volume that takes a different approach. --Susan Branch Joplin Independent (04/10/2012)
Author Information
Tobin T. Buhk is a freelance writer who lives in Jenison, Michigan, and is coauthor with Stephen D. Cohle of Skeletons in the Closet: Tales from the County Morgue and Cause of Death: Forensic Files of a Medical Examiner.
