Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee
(Part of the True Crime History Series)
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From the depths of German and American archives comes a story one soldier never wanted told. The first volunteer killed defending Robert E. Lee's position in battle was really a German assassin. After fleeing to the United States to escape prosecution for murder, the assassin enlisted in a German company of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Mexican-American War and died defending Lee's battery at the Siege of Veracruz in 1847. Lee wrote a letter...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1606353047
ISBN13:9781606353042
Release Date:September 2017
Publisher:Kent State University Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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