After several years of liberty in the north, he was captured by federal. The curse of civil war gold is a relatively new show that can be found on the history channel. What would america look like if the civil war had never. Suppose lincoln had decided a war to preserve the union wasnt worth the massive bloodshed and economic devastation and let the southern states secede. Underground airlines is an extraordinary work of alternate history. What if the south had won the civil war or, in this case, an intriguing variation on that them. A controversial new novel imagines what america would look like if the civil war had never happened. The most common variant of these detail the victory and survival of the confederate states. So, i was eager to read yet another book based on the premise. Underground airlines and millions of other books are available for instant access. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war. Confederate president jefferson davis captured by union forces. Winters imagines that the civil war never happened and.
It takes place in a contemporary united states where the civil war never happened. This union soldier has happened upon a confederate soldier in an abandoned camp. He named two battles in which he had control over being the. Legend says a load of union gold went missing during the civil war. Abraham lincoln was assassinated before taking office. The american civil war never happened, with the crittenden compromise being adopted. The civil war was devastating in all the casualties it produced, and those who were wounded were often never the same. Union prisoners similarly swore the oath but were usually shipped north where they were accommodated in special camps to languish until exchanged.
Traded to comaches, he thrived in the rough, nomadic existence, quickly becoming one of the tribes fiercest warriors. Gender, race, and rape during the civil war the atlantic. Rare civil war photos capture americas greatest war. Early in the war the two belligerents set up a bilateral cartel to facilitate parolee exchanges. In his new novel, ben winters dares to mix slavery and scifi the. The narrator of the novel, who goes by the name victor, tracks down runaway slaves in an alternate version of the united states in which the civil war never occurred and four southern states continue to support the ownership of human beings. American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war or a lack thereof ending differently. Memorial day has the tendency to conjure up old arguments about the civil war. On april 2, 1865, with the confederate defeat at petersburg, virginia imminent. Forcibly returned to his parents after three years, korn never adjusted to life in white society.
So when dealing with the memory of oppression and racism which is what the civil war represents its never going. He was probably too wounded to move and was left behind. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. A boy trapped in the civil war mary blair immel on.
The american revolution never happened, so virginia and most of north america remain under british rule. Legend says a load of union gold went missing during the. But the events leading up to the civil war altered it even more. Chasing the myth of confederate gold jefferson davis fled richmond with multiple wagons filled with gold and silver. What happened to captured civil war soldiers when they. In his memoirs published near the end of his life, us grant had allot to say about his life as a commanding officer in the union army. Rather, lincoln was assassinated before he took office. Given its name, it should come as no surprise to learn that it is a spinoff of the very popular curse. Jefferson davis, president of the fallen confederate government, is captured with his wife and entourage near irwinville, georgia, by a detachment of union general james h. Victor is a free black man, who works for the us marshall service capturing. What would the world look like if the civil war never took place and slavery was still a thing. Sadly, this is the worst attempt to answer that what if question ive ever read. Chicagos forgotten civil war prison camp wbez chicago. What is the greatest overlooked story at the end of the.
You mention a lot of difficulties with determining what happened during the civil war in. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in englishlanguage alternate history fiction. Confederate president jefferson davis captured by union. What two us civil war battles did general grant believe. On new years day in 1870, tenyearold adolph korn was kidnapped by an apache raiding party. In theory, pows on either side would be paroled within 10 days. I tend to really enjoy alternate reality books especially given the.
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