classic now the civil War winner of the police the best civil War novel ever written even better than a Red badge of courage stephenville oats July 1863 all that month there is heat and Wild wind Wild rain the Army in Northern Virginia is invaded invading the North and cherries are ripening in Pennsylvania and the men eat handfuls of them as they March the civilians have fled houses are dark in the armies move north through the heat in the dust. general already Lee has made his daring and massive movement into the north because he is determined to draw out the army of the Potomac so that he may morally wound it he is has about 70,000 men with him. my favorite historical novel it is super recreation of the Battle of Gettysburg but it's real importance is in its insight into what the war was about and what it meant James and McPherson author of Battle cry for freedom

ISBN: 9780679425410