Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud

by JosephG.Bilby (Foreword), ThomasFox (Author)

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On December 7, 1864, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, William McGee, was credited with leading a Federal force to a sharp and decisive victory over the Confederates. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.

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On December 7, 1864, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, William McGee, was credited with leading a Federal force to a sharp and decisive victory over the Confederates. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 275
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Published: 15 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0786432896
ISBN 13: 9780786432899