I have read a LOT of books on the Civil War. I do enjoy picking up a book or two about a particular battle before visiting a battlefield. I've read a lot of biographies too, and other books.
Honestly, it does get hard at times, finding something that is interesting and original. Seriously, what more can be written about it?
Well, Keven McQueen has put out a great book- "Gothic and Strange True Tales of the Civil War."
McQueen puts books out a LOT. His releases are more frequent than some magazines (I have thought about asking him if I can subscribe to his books).
His books are mostly collections of short stories relating to a topic; true crime being a specialty.
This one is an impressive collection of strange, dark, and just fascinating stories from the Civil War.
He does cover a few handfuls of stories we all know, but, for the most part, the collection is very obscure. You will find a nice selection of stories relating to death, burial, amputation and all of the other dark subjects.
I was most impressed with his exceptionally big (and well sourced) section on Confederate soldiers who were black. The topic is controversial, but he digs up some interesting, and often ignored accounts.
This is easily one of my favorite Civil War books to have come out in some time.
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