True Crime in The Civil War

[Gene C]

written by Tobin T Buhk, about 280 pages, copyright 2012.

This was a $1 , Library Book Sale purchase.

Has some interesting chapters, The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators was pretty good, keeping an open mind about Mary Surratt's involvement.
The chapter about The War Crimes Trial of Andersonville's Controversial Commandment (Henry Wirz) was interesting, but I thought at the end the author presented Wirz as a person following orders, faced with significant false testimony who was made the scapegoat for the attrocities at Andersonville.

The most interesting chapter to me, because it was all new, was Sam Upham's Counterfeiting Scheme. Sam was a Philadelphia businessman who printed copies of Confederate bank notes and sold them as curios. He sold copies of the $5 and $10 notes for 5 cents each or in bulk for 100 for $2, and the were very good copies. They were so popular that competitors sprang up and cut into Upham's profits. They made it into circulation in the South and had a negative effect on the southern economy which took a nosedive following the defeats at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

Another interesting chapter was about the murder of Southern General, Earl Van Dorn.
Most of the "crime" described involves military actions, bushwackers, and military officials.

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