What they didn't teach you about the Civil War
By: Mike Wright.
Publisher: Presido
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Novato, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Other titles: What they did not teach you about the Civil War
Description: What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War looks at the ordinary people who fought the war and the people they left behind. It is about Belle Starr and Johnny Clem, one the South's top female spy, the other a nine-year-old drummer boy who went on to serve 46 years in the U.S. Army. It is about the first shot fired at Fort Sumter (by a civilian who later committed suicide) and the final lowering of the Confederate flag (by a ship's captain in Liverpool, England).

It is about death on the battlefields and in prison cells, about women fighting to be recognized for their accomplishments, and how people on both sides managed to survive the deadliest war this nation has seen. These are the emotions, passions, and stories that go far beyond History 101.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-302) and index.