num_pages: 352
description: Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, which focuses on the lives and ways of ordinary soldiers and of those they left behind.
language: English
title: What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War
titlecomplete: What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War
genres: Civil War, Historical, Military Fiction, Trivia, American History, American Civil War, War, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 82
publisher: Presidio Press