Books with title The Story of Gettysburg

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Samuel Adams Drake (December 20, 1833, Boston – December 4, 1905, Kennebunkport, Maine) was a United States journalist and writer. He was the son of Samuel Gardner Drake. He was educated in the public schools of Boston. He went to Kansas in 1858 as telegraphic agent of the New York Associated Press, became the regular correspondent of the St. Louis Republican and the Louisville Journal, and for a while edited the Leavenworth Times. In 1861 he joined the state militia and served throughout the American Civil War, becoming brigadier general of militia in 1863. In 1864, he was colonel of the 17th Kansas Volunteers, commanding the post of Paola, Kansas, during Price's invasion of Missouri in that year. He returned to Boston in 1871 and resumed literary work.

Massachusetts Commandery of theL oyal Legion. Colonel Frank A retas Haskell, son of A retas and A nn (F olson) Haskell, was born inT unbridge, Vermont, July 13th, 1828, graduated at Dartmouth College with the Class of 1854, and successfully practised law atM adison, Wisconsin, until the outbreak of the war. He entered the service in July, 1861, as Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin infantry, and in June, 1862, became an aide-decamp upon the staff of Brigadier General John Gibbon and was serving as such at the time of this narrative. On February 9th, 1864, he was commissioned Colonel of the 36th Wisconsin Volunteers and organized the regiment which at his r.equest was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, theD ivision being then commanded by General Gibbon, General Hancock commanding the Corps. He participated with zeal and gallantry in all the great battles fought by the Army of the Potomac until his death.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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Writing of Gettysburg, which is herein so graphically depicted by Haskell, General Francis A. Walker, in his History of the Second Army Corps, refers to our author as one who was "bravest of the brave, riding mounted through an interval between the Union battalions, and calling upon the troops to go forward." He further says: "Colonel Frank A. Haskell, of Wisconsin, had been known for his intelligence and courage, for his generosity of character and his exquisite culture, long before the third day of Gettysburg, when, acting as aide to General Gibbon, he rode mounted between the two lines, then swaying backward and forward under each other's fire, calling upon the men of the Second Division to follow him, and setting an example of valor and self devotion never forgotten by any man of the thousands who witnessed it."

Harry Kenton's hopes for the Confederacy suffer a severe blow when his beloved commander is mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Without Jackson's leadership, will the South be able to defeat the resilient North? With this brilliant subordinate gone to glory, will Lee's military genius be enough to see the South through to final victory? Harry wonders. Although temporarily dampened by Jackson's death, Southern morale revives as Lee's veterans leave war-weary Virginia for another invasion of Northern territory, destined to meet their foe at the hitherto unknown town of Gettysburg. Has the Army of Northern Virginia, believed by many to be invincible, finally met its match? Will Pickett's Charge be the South's swan song? Has the cause costing so many men and boys the "last full measure of devotion" been in vain? From Fredericksburg to Gettysburg, join Harry Kenton and his comrades for the events leading up to and culminating in the "high tide of the Confederacy." This eight-book set tells the story of America's greatest conflict through the lives and experiences of Kentucky cousins Harry Kenton and Dick Mason. Torn between family ties and political beliefs, father and son Kenton serve in the Confederate army, while Dick Mason leaves his widowed mother and fights to preserve the Union. Unlike many contemporary historical fiction accounts of the Civil War, this series brings to life the human drama of the war without resorting to foul language and gratuitous violence. Our editing team updated the punctuation and footnoted less familiar words making these classic books more understandable for the modern reader.

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