Defeat was looming for the South-as the Civil War wore on. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn, a Confederate physician, had an idea that might turn the tide: he would bring a yellow fever epidemic to the North. Tracing the plans and movements of the conspirators, this thoroughly researched history describes in detail the yellow fever plot of 1864.
Defeat was looming for the South-as the Civil War wore on. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn, a Confederate physician, had an idea that might turn the tide: he...
