"A rare novelty in the profusion of writing about the Civil War, a volume that takes a different approach." --Susan Branch, <I>Joplin Independent</I> <P><LI>Examines criminal cases during the conflict <LI>Cases include currency counterfeiting, tyrannical actions of Gen. Benjamin Butler, the murder of Gen. Earl van Dorn, raids by William Quantrill's Bushwhackers, the Fort Pillow Massacre, the horrific prison conditions at Andersonville, the fate of Lincoln the assassination conspirators, and more</LI></I></I>