Kidnapping the Generals: The South's Most-Daring Raid Against the Union Army

by James Rada

Overview

In the waning days of the Civil War,  McNeill's Rangers launched a daring raid against the Union Army in the hopes of reinvigorating the Confederacy. The 40 Rangers snuck into Cumberland, Maryland, which was occupied by 8,000 Union soldiers. Their mission was to kidnap two Union generals and take them to Richmond as prisoners.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163700820
Publisher:	Legacy Publishing
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	976 KB

About the Author

James Rada, Jr. has written many works of historical fiction and non-fiction history. They include the popular books Saving Shallmar: Christmas Spirit in a Coal Town, Canawlers, and Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses.

He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a freelance writer. James has received numerous awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing.

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