Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War: Authentic Accounts of the Strange and Unexplained

Coleman, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1558537856 / ISBN 13: 9781558537859

Verlag: Thomas Nelson, 1999

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Explore the strange and shadowy side of the Civil War with a fascinating collection of ghostly sightings, auspicious visions, audible manifestations, and uncanny premonitions.

In Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War, you can enjoy spooky stories like:

• In 1872, a photographer who claimed he could capture the "essence' of dead relatives took an image purporting to show Mary Todd Lincoln with the protective ghost of Abraham Lincoln behind her.
• The spirit of George Washington, who appeared to John C. Calhoun in the 1840s, to persuade him not to dissolve the union.
• The nameless drummer boy from the Army of Ohio who still plays at the Shiloh battlefield
• The twentieth-century schoolchildren who heard the Irish brigade on the Antietam battlefield
• Teddy Roosevelt and First Lady Grace Coolidge, who both claim to have encountered Abraham Lincoln in the White House
• Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina, who were both seen at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was imprisoned after the War

 

Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War is the perfect gift for history buffs, Civil War aficionados, or fans of the paranormal. It also makes a great Spooky Season or Halloween gift.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War: ...
Verlag: Thomas Nelson
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good