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Soldiers at the Doorstep: Civil War Lore

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• 24 tales handed down by word-of-mouth detail life behind enemy lines during the Civil War • Expanded 2nd edition includes four more vignettes and photos and updates to previous entries • Quick-thinking residents used the fear of smallpox to spare a tavern from Union torches

© 2024 Schiffer (Ebook): 9781507300244

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