A Connecticut Yankee at War

A Connecticut Yankee at War
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Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781455620784
ISBN-13 : 1455620785
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Book Synopsis A Connecticut Yankee at War by : Robert Grandchamp

Download or read book A Connecticut Yankee at War written by Robert Grandchamp and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-01-05 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the many fascinating people whose lives have been nearly lost to history, George Lee Gaskell was one of the most interesting. Gaskell was a Union lieutenant, world traveler, polyglot, and politician with a keen eye for his surroundings and the natural world. His letters highlight the very human realities of his Army service that go beyond the monumental battles he fought in: Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and others. Fiercely anti-slavery and disgusted by the attitudes of some of the slaveholding planters in the South, Gaskell encountered these prejudices firsthand when he was promoted to second lieutenant and transferred to the United States Colored Troops serving in Louisiana. His remarkable story ranges from a one-room schoolhouse in Connecticut to the thriving metropolis of Zanzibar to war, life, and love on the banks of the Mississippi. Gaskell’s experiences, told through his own words in letters to his cherished sister and to his hometown newspaper, speak of an exceptional man forged in an extraordinary time.


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