A True Story of the Civil War.
Paludan. In the North Carolina mountains, Confederate troops captured and murdered 13 men suspected of being Unionist guerrillas in January of 1863. Highlighting the pressures that can bring soldiers to commit such atrocities, this book traces the lives and personalities of both killers and victims. "…the author expands the investigation to embrace larger issues, such as the impact of the Civil War on small communities, the causation and characteristics of guerrilla warfare, and the focus underlying human perversity." - Civil War Journal. 176 pages, 5½"x 8½", softcover. #0C10693