Curiosities of the Confederate Capital
Untold Richmond Stories of the Spectacular, Tragic, and Bizarre
- Author(s): Brian Burns,
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
- Pages: 128
- ISBN_10: 1614239215
ISBN_13: 9781614239215
- Language: en
- Categories: History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) , History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) , History / Military / United States , History / Social History ,
Description:... Uncover the secrets of the River City’s Confederate past.
In the early days of the Civil War, Richmond was declared the capital of the Confederacy, and until now, countless stories from its tenure as the Southern headquarters have remained buried. Mary E. Walker, a Union doctor and feminist, was once held captive in the city for refusing to wear proper women’s clothing. A coffee substitute factory exploded under intriguing circumstances. Many Confederate soldiers, when in the trenches of battle, thumbed through the pages of Hugo’s Les Miserables. Author Brian Burns reveals these and many more curious tales of Civil War Richmond.
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