Other editions of book The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide

The Star of Gettysburg CHAPTER I THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY A youth sat upon a log by a clear stream in the Valley of Virginia, mending clothes. He showed skill and rapidity in his homely task. A shining needle darted in and out of the gray cloth, and the rent that had seemed hopeless was being closed up with neatness and precision. No one derided him because he was engaged upon a task that was usually performed by women. The Army of Northern Virginia did its own sewing. "Will the seam show much, Arthur?" asked Harry Kenton, who lay luxuriously upon the leafy ground beside the log. "Very little when I finish," replied St. Clair, examining his work with a critical eye. "Of course I can't pass the uniform off as wholly new. It's been a long time since I've seen a new one in our army, but it will be a lot above the average." "I admire your care of your clothes, Arthur, even if I can't quite imitate it. I've concluded that good clothes give a certain amount of moral courage, and if you get killed you make a much more decent body." "But Arthur St. Clair, of Charleston, sir, has no intention of getting killed," said Happy Tom Langdon, who was also resting upon the earth. "He means after this war is over to go back to his native city, buy the most magnificent uniforms that were ever made, and tell the girls how Lee and Jackson turned to him for advice at the crisis of every great battle."

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The fifth volume in the Civil War series, by Joseph A. Altsheler, follows the adventures of Harry Kenton, who leaves his home in Kentucky. The Army of Northern Virginia, still victorious after three hard years of fighting, capitalize on their victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, and a young Harry Kenton, is an eyewitness to the Confederate invasion of the north, culminating in the epic three-day struggle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where Robert E. Lee puts into place a strategy that will end the war, or shatter his army.

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.