Soldiers at the Doorstep : Civil War Lore

by Larry S. Chowning

Overview

• 24 tales handed down by word-of-mouth detail life behind enemy lines during the Civil War
• Expanded 2nd edition includes four more vignettes and photos and updates to previous entries
• Quick-thinking residents used the fear of smallpox to spare a tavern from Union torches

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781507300244
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	08/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Larry S. Chowning has spent all but four of his sixty-six years in a small town in Virginia. Chowning's career as a newspaper reporter for Urbanna's Southside Sentinel complements his interest in documenting the lore of the Chesapeake Bay region.