Spirits of the Civil War

Taylor makes an attempt to write about both history and ghosts and in that attempt he falls short on both counts. His history is poorly researched and in some cases has no basis in fact. He spends so much time on the history of the haunted location that the ghosts themsleves get very little attention. To finish off any hope this work might have had Taylor writes in the same dry style of the people who brought us the high school history books that have led so many people to hate history.

Anyone who buys this book to read about history will be so thrown off by the historical errors that they will be able to give the ghost stories little credit. Anyone who buys this book for the ghost stories will just fall quickly to sleep.


Great book on the hauntings and folklore of the Civil War   November 2, 2000
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I enjoyed this book. It contains many legends of the haunted battlefields of America's greatest conflict. Although, some of the stories sound mostly like folklore instead of documented hauntings, it does have some excellent documentation of the authors research on some of them. The only complaint I have is that the book did not seem to be too carefully edited, but it is a very enjoyable book.


NOT WORTH EVEN ONE STAR!   October 19, 2000
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

This book is a complete waste of time for many reasons: 1) Bad research loaded with misinformation 2) Difficult reading to the many type and editorial errors 3) No authentic documentation of actual paranormal activities... need I go on?


Excellent Book on the subject   December 10, 1999
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Troy Taylor has written an absolute masterpiece that covers, not only the folklore of the Civil War but also a interesting historical analysis of the subject. It is well written and well researched.


The best book on the subject!   September 5, 1999
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Troy Taylor's "Spirits of the Civil War" is the best book on this subject, hands down! He not only discusses the paranormal activities surrounding these stories, he has done extensive background research on the subjects, and gives you exact and unpolluted history of the events as well! I give the book two thumbs up!