William Francis Bartlett was one of the most remarkable men to serve in the American Civil War. This forgotten hero lost a leg at Yorktown, was seriously wounded again at Port Hudson, was captured while fighting in the crater at Petersburg, and nearly died of disease in Libby Prison.
When the opening volleys crashed into Fort Sumter, Bartlett left his studies at Harvard University and enlisted in the 20th Massachusetts. Time and again he returned to service from his injuries, and rose from private to brigadier-general of volunteers.
In this exciting account of Bartlett's service in the Civil War, the author uses letters and the general's own journal to tell a true story of heroism and love of country.
Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.
For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones.
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