Unusual Battles of the Civil WarExciting stories from Civil War History. |
Contents
Fort Fisher | 1 |
Monitor vs Merrimac | 17 |
PetersburgThe Battle of the Crater | 35 |
Chickamauga Chattanooga | 49 |
First Bull | 65 |
Shiloh | 81 |
Antietam | 99 |
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