And yes, Kool-aid. Lots of it, apparently.
Rather “The War of the Great Rebellion”
http://books.google.com/books/about/Experience_in_the_war_of_the_great_rebel.html?id=6FQfAQAAMAAJ
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Great_Rebellion.html?id=aQPNrUGcPQIC