God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story

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God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story, by James McIvor. Recounts Christmas celebrations during the early Civil War, with an emphasis on how the holiday united opposing soldiers. Though Congress didn't decree Christmas a national holiday until 1870, it was spreading nationwide as an American tradition by the time the war broke out. (162 pages, 7" x 5", Paperback) - Item #3169