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The Destiny of Men; the road to gettysburg by Keith Bauer hardcover $23.00 + $3.85 shipping soft cover $19.95 + shipping..Autographed upon request. "The Destiny of Men," is a true and moving account of the lives of two ordinary Americans at a time in America's history, when ordinary men were called upon to do extraordinary deeds by the cataclysmic events of the 1860's. The lives of these two patriots to their causes, forever changed that summer of 1861, when they began different; yet, parallel paths that would ultimately culminate on the fields of a southeastern Pennsylvania crossroads in the summer of 1863. One an artilleryman and the other an infantryman, participated in every major battle between the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac, Each witnessed the ultimate sacrifice made by so many for the causes they so fervently believed. Each was equally willing to make the same sacrifice if so called upon by their nation or their Almighty. "The Destiny of Men" follows Troup and Worcester from their enlistments in the pre-war excitement of 1861 through the arduous first two years of the war, climaxing on the slopes of a hill outside Gettysburg. (kb5) |