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Drummer boy Willie McGee, Civil War hero and fraud

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"William McGee, credited with leading a Federal force to victory in a clash just thirty miles from Franklin, Tennessee, was awarded a Medal of Honor, written up as glorious legend, commissioned lieutenant at 18, and disappeared from history. The story …

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"William McGee, credited with leading a Federal force to victory in a clash just thirty miles from Franklin, Tennessee, was awarded a Medal of Honor, written up as glorious legend, commissioned lieutenant at 18, and disappeared from history. The story of a lost hero whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder"--Provided by publisher.

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""William McGee, credited with leading a Federal force to victory in a clash just thirty miles from Franklin, Tennessee, was awarded a Medal of Honor, written up as glorious legend, …"

— Margaret

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