Kentucky's motto may be united we stand, divided we fall, but during
the civil war, brother fought brother to the bitter end.
The Civil War sharply split the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians fought
Kentuckians in some of the bloodiest battles of America's bloodiest war.
The names and faces of the winning and losing generals of those battles
are in most history books. But this book is not like most history books;
it is about hidden history. Most of the stories are not found in other
books. Some are proof that the Civil War was truly a brother's war in
the home state of Lincoln and Davis. From the Graves County gun grab to
pirates in Paducah to dueling gunboats on the Mississippi, this
one-of-a-kind collection of little-known tales by Kentucky historian
Berry Craig will captivate Civil War enthusiasts and casual readers
alike.