Books with title The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand

Joseph A. Altsheler wrote several volumes of fiction that cover the service of Confederate soldier Harry Kenton and his friends as they take part in various battles of the Civil War. Altsheler’s books have been historically popular among young readers and adults alike. This volume covers the Battle of the Wilderness, the first major battle of Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign against Robert E. Lee. Lee was able to hold off Grant’s attacks at Chickamauga, but the tactical stalemate merely meant the campaign would continue to Spotsylvania Court House and towards Richmond.

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 – June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty-one novels and (at least) fifty-one short stories. A Story of the Old New York Border. The Shades of the Wilderness, a story of Lee's great stand (1916) The Civil War Series Book #7 Harry left the wagon at midnight and overtook the staff, an orderly providing him with a good horse. Dalton, who had also been sleeping in a wagon, came an hour or two later, and the two, as became modest young officers, rode in the rear of the group that surrounded General Lee. Although the darkness had come fully, the Army of Northern Virginia had not yet stopped. The infantry flanked by cavalry, and, having no fear of the enemy, marched steadily on. Harry closely observed General Lee, and although he was well into his fifties he could discern no weakness, either physical or mental, in the man who had directed the fortunes of the South in the terrific and unsuccessful three days at Gettysburg and who had now led his army for nearly a week in a retreat, threatened, at any moment, with an attack by a veteran force superior in numbers. All the other generals looked worn and weary, but he alone sat erect, his hair and beard trimmed neatly, his grave eye showing no sign of apprehension.

"The Shades of the Wilderness" is the seventh book of the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler. Picking up where "The Star of Gettysburg" left off, this story continues the Civil War experiences of Harry Kenton and his friends in the Southern army, from the retreat after Gettysburg, to Richmond, and then through the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, to Robert E. Lee's heroic stand during the siege of Petersburg. Other books in the Civil War series are: "The Guns of Bull Run," "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Sword of Antietam", "The Star of Gettysburg", "The Rock of Chickamauga", and "The Tree of Appomattox."

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As the Army of Northern Virginia retreats from Gettysburg, Lieutenant Harry Kenton worries that Lee's army may be trapped by the flooded Potomac River before it can reach the relative safety of southern soil. A watery wrestling match with the Northern spy William J. Shepard and a confiscated Union dispatch confirm Harry's suspicions that General Meade's Army of the Potomac is trying frantically to cut off Lee's line of retreat. Pursued by Union cavalry, infantry, and the partisan citizens of Pennsylvania, Harry must reach General Lee with the news before it's too late. Convinced that the conflict between himself and Shepard has become a personal one, Harry rejoices each time he successfully eludes the spy's ever-present grasp but remains respectful of Shepard's amazing abilities. If it wasn't for the war, they could surely become the best of friends! With Lee's army safely across the Potomac, Harry and his comrades await the North's next offensive. In the battles of The Wilderness, these staunch southern fighters suffer horrible casualties in a desperate defense of Richmond. As the South's resources for waging war dwindle, General Lee needs a miracle to save the Confederacy. Can his battle-hardened veterans stop the Northern juggernaut? 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.

The romance in this Civil War historical novel reverts to the Southern side and deals with the fortunes of Harry Kenton and his friends. It takes them on the retreat from Gettysburg, gives the hero a short period of social life in Richmond, describes the great battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, and ends with the deadlock in the trenches before Petersburg.