num_pages: 432
description: Best Little Ironies, Oddities, and Mysteries of the Civil War is a collection of more than 100 stories of unusual and frequently surprising events that took place in connection with the Civil War. Organized by topics into seven sections, the stories include ironies that grew out of incidents that took place prior to the war, the unexpected consequences of events and the early days of the conflict, twists and turns of fate among soldiers, civilians and officers, and postwar happenings. All of these stories are written from a journalistic history approach that looks for the "feature story" aspects in the war's events, 
language: English
title: Best Little Ironies, Oddities & Mysteries of the Civil War
titlecomplete: Best Little Ironies, Oddities & Mysteries of the Civil War
genres: Civil War
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Cumberland House