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Muskets & applejack : spirits, soldiers, and the Civil War /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Will-Weber, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, an imprint of Regnery Publishing, [2017]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > Alcohol use > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > United States > History > 19th century.
Drinking behavior > United States > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 1861. Rumblings of war and early days
  • Bull Run hangovers and troop trouble
  • 1862. Applejack, ironclads, and Shiloh
  • Friends of John Barleycorn
  • 1863. Mud marches and soaks
  • On the road to Gettysburg
  • Vicksburg, rumors, and Christmas
  • Meanwhile, back in the capitals
  • 1864. Drinks on the sinking ship
  • General Whiskey
  • Mighty applejack
  • Sherman's March to the Sea
  • 1865. The end in sight
  • Burning cities and surrender
  • The hangover
  • One last chaser
  • Epilogue.