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Best Little Stories of the Blue and the Gray (Best Little Stories)
Best Little Stories of the Blue and the Gray - Best Little Stories Author:C. Brian Kelly This is a journalistic history of America's Civil War and the people who fought in it. Drawn from the writings of soldiers, sailors, slaves, politicians and ordinary citizens, as much as from the accomplishments of military leaders, it records the war largely in terms of its human interest aspects. In more than 100 vignettes, it gives voice to t... more »he common people - soldiers and civilians alike - not just military and political leaders. The stories include: The Confederacy's Patton brothers, whose heroics inspired their descendant, George S. Patton Jr., of World War II fame; and a general who served honourably and faithfully under Stonewall Jackson even though, as a cadet, he had been expelled from VMI for talking back to Professor Jackson.« less