When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Cairo City Gazette (3.8)
- Arabian Nights (6.19)
- Hardee's Tactics (10.68)
- Lot's wife (13.31)
Historical References
- St. Louis Browns (1.9)
- The Great War (1.9 and throughout)
- Lewis and Clark (1.26)
- Abraham Lincoln (2.5 and throughout)
- Miami Indians (2.25)
- Ida May, Little Jim Reese, Belle of St. Louis (2.33)
- Ulysses S. Grant (2.39 and throughout)
- Jefferson Davis (2.41 and throughout)
- Gray Eagle, Jubilee, Neptune, Rowena, Fashion, Arkansas Star (3.7)
- Little Napoleon Beauregard (3.9)
- Fort Sumter (3.9; 6.6)
- James Buchanan (3.20)
- Rob Roy (3.24)
- Berthold mansion (3.46)
- Louis Hébert's Pelican rifles (4.58)
- War of 1812 (4.58)
- Thorndike Brooks (6.33)
- Harvey Hayes (6.33)
- Battle of Bull Run (6.55)
- General Jackson (6.56)
- First Virginia/Stonewall Brigade (6.56)
- 31st Illinois Infantry Regiment (9.2)
- Camp Dunlap (9.2)
- Camp Defiance (9.7)
- Black Jack Logan (11.23)
- Colonel White (11.23)
- Napoleon (11.24)
- Leonidas Polk (11.25)
- Les Sirènes (12.33)
- Colonel Logan (13.6)
- Alex Scott, Tyler, Lexington (13.10)
- Battle of Belmont, Missouri (13.16)
Pop Culture References
Just a heads-up that pop culture during the Civil War is not known for its racial sensitivity, and some of the lyrics to these songs are super offensive.
- Ethiopian Melodiers (7.58)
- E.P. Christy minstrels (7.58)
- "Annie Laurie" (8.15)
- "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" (8.19)
- "Oh! Susanna" (8.19)
- "Drowned Maiden's Hair" (8.19)
- "Old Dan Tucker" (8.19)
- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (8.24)
- Mr. Bones/Mr. Tambo (8.27)
- "Little Alligator Bait" (8.28)
- "My Old Kentucky Home" (11.22)
- "Yankee Doodle" (13.10)
- "O Rest in the Lord" (13.18)