American Civil War: Facts and Fictions (Historical Facts and Fictions)

Synopsis

The Main Reason The Southern States Seceded From The Union Was States' Rights -- Edmund Ruffin Fired The First Shot At Fort Sumter -- Black Regiments Fought In Combat For The Confederate States Of America -- There Were No Female Combat Soldiers In The Civil War -- Lincoln Freed The Slaves -- The Gettysburg Address Was Written On A Train -- Grant Was A Butcher -- Civil War Medicine Was Barbaric -- Freed Slaves Were Promised Forty Acres And A Mule -- Lincoln's Assassination Was The Result Of A Conspiracy. James R. Hedtke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.