Drummer boy Willie McGee, Civil War hero and fraud

By Thomas Fox

Subjects: Murderers, New Jersey Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Musicians, united states, Drummers (Musicians), United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 20th. Company K, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, biography, Medal of Honor, United States, United states, army, infantry, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Impostors and imposture, History, Soldiers, Thieves

Description: "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.