Told here for the first time is the compelling story of the Bluff Cityduring the Civil War. Historian and preservationist Mike Bunn takes you fromthe pivotal role Eufaula played in Alabama's secession and early enthusiasm forthe Confederate cause to its aborted attempt to become the state's capital andits ultimate capture by Union forces, chronicling the effects of the conflicton Eufaulans along the way. Civil WarEufaula draws on a wide range of firsthand individual perspectives,including those of husbands and wives, political leaders, businessmen,journalists, soldiers, students and slaves, to produce a mosaic of observationson shared experiences. Together, they communicate what it was like to live inthis riverside trading town during a prolonged and cataclysmic war. It is thestory of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
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