Curiosities of the Confederate Capital

Download or read book Curiosities of the Confederate Capital written by Brian Burns and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.