Gettysburg 1913 The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion eBook Alan Simon
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July 1-3, 1863 The famed Battle of Gettysburg turns the tide of the Civil War, but not before approximately 50,000 soldiers from both sides become casualties during those three terrible days of carnage.
June 29-July 4, 1913 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg, more than 50,000 Civil War veterans ranging in age from 61 to more than 100 years old converge on the scene of that titanic battle half a century earlier in an occasion of healing that was known as the Great Reunion.
Abraham Lincoln had incorrectly surmised in his famed Gettysburg Address that "the world will little note nor long remember what we say here" four months after the battle itself, but those very words could well be said about the Great Reunion that occurred half a century later. Though at the time the 1913 gathering was a widely anticipated, momentous commemoration with 50,000 spectators joining the 50,000 veterans, the grandest of all gatherings of Civil War veterans has been all but forgotten in the nearly 100 years since that occasion.
Until now.
GETTYSBURG, 1913 THE COMPLETE NOVEL OF THE GREAT REUNION (originally published as a 3-part serialized novel)
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Travel back in time to meet and spend the occasion of the Great Reunion with the following unforgettable characters in this meticulously researched tale
Doctor Samuel Chambers, a young unmarried Philadelphia physician thrust into great responsibility as Pennsylvania's chief planner of medical and aid facilities for more than 50,000 Civil War veterans, averaging 70 years of age...all of whom will be spending the duration of The Great Reunion encamped in outdoor tents under temperatures expected to approach or even exceed 100 degrees.
Louisa May Sterling, a Gettysburg nurse and the young widow of a West Point-educated Army officer whose untimely death from typhoid left her alone with only her son Randall for companionship...but for whom The Great Reunion opens up an unexpected second chance at happiness when she meets Samuel Chambers.
Angus Findlay, now just past his 85th birthday but during the Battle of Gettysburg a dashing cavalry officer serving with the Army of Northern Virginia directly under the legendary J.E.B. Stuart...and who became a leading figure in Virginia politics during Reconstruction.
Chester Morrison, a classic Gilded Age Titan of Industry (and recent widower) from Philadelphia who decades earlier had been a green private facing battle for the first time at Gettysburg.
Edgar and Johnny Sullivan, brothers from Illinois who had been members of the Union Cavalry Division that arrived at Gettysburg the day before the battle began. Years later, the Sullivans became allies of the Earp brothers in Tombstone and were first-hand witnesses to the evolution of Arizona from the Old West to the early 20th century.
Ned Tomlinson, a Confederate veteran from Norfolk, Virginia who lost his left leg during the ill-fated assault known ever since as Pickett's Charge before being taken prisoner by the Yankees.
John K. Tener, the real-life Governor of Pennsylvania - born in County Tyrone, Ireland, only weeks after the Battle of Gettysburg - who was a former Major League baseball player and under whose leadership The Great Reunion was planned and held.
Gettysburg 1913 The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion eBook Alan Simon
Be forewarned. I am a Civil War buff. And had a lot of ancestors who fought in this war, 3/4 Confederate, 1/4 Yankee (Texas and Kentucky).I found this novel incredibly poignant, authentic, honest. I admit I have always hated Woodrow Wilson, who made a cameo appearance; he was a terrible racist who set back race relations in this country by a huge amount during his Presidency, and emboldened the KKK. And he failed in his campaign promises and as a war leader, and was even worse in the peace after WWI. But his book is not about him. It is about veterans of the war that forged our nation finding what and who they were and became. And more than that. Finding a future. Not lacking in complexity, as we all know. Still in turmoil. Indeed, we are in too many ways still fighting the fundamental issues of that horrible war. Maybe we always will be. But I tip my hat to Mr. Simon for capturing this event, its spirit, the biographies of its fictional and historical participants, the setting, all of it.
When I find my own grave, very soon, as I too am old, I will do so wishing I had been with Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine on Little Round Top on July 2, 1863. To me, that was the pivot of the Civil War. And determined the outcome. Oh, to have been there, and on the right side!
Thank you, Mr. Simon, for a book that will live long in my memory, and to which I will often return.
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Gettysburg 1913 The Complete Novel of the Great Reunion eBook Alan Simon Reviews
I seldom read a book that I have trouble putting down but this was it. What would seem to be an unassuming story about a long ago event reached out and drew me in. The fact that I am the age of many of the characters depicted in the story may have something to do with it. Even though the story was of the 50th reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg, it spoke to the human condition and what we all experience and endure on life's journey.
Touching portrayal of veterans who came together for the 50th reunion of the battle of Gettysberg. The relationships described bring to mind that when the county had a draft, people from all walks of life served together with no class barriers separating them. Unfortunately today , young men in need of funds for college make up the vast majority of the all volunteer fighting force, emphasizing class distinctions . Think John Kennedy and George Bush senior who both served in WWII.
Aging veterans return to the scene of the deadly Civil War battle to confront their memories, reunite with friends and reconcile with enemies — while love blossoms between an unmarried doctor and a widowed nurse and a young boy has the experience of a lifetime. It's a tender, touching visit to an earlier time, with a nice balance between the historical setting — a major event at the time that has been pretty much forgotten — and the interplay between the nicely portrayed fictional characters. I enjoyed it.
Although I had heard about this encampment, the book really brought it to life. I have visited Gettysburg numerous time, but never before had the opportunity to "listen" to the survivors of that epic battle.
As a student of Gettysburg and the Civil War, nothing moved me more than the reconciliation of birth and south in the years following the war. I wrote about it as well in the epilogue of my own book on Gettysburg, From Gettysburg to Golan. Alan Simon's novel brought this history to life in an amazing way while also remaining true to the historical details of the occasion. I not only learned a lot about an event that was intricately wound with the rest of Gettysburg's history, but I also thoroughly enjoyed his writing style. Like the veterans he writes about, I too shed some tears. And like those Veterans of blue and grey who didn't want that reunion to end, neither did I want this book, or Simon's story to end. I highly recommend it, it is well worth the read.
Barry Spielman
This is a special story beautifully written with well defined characters. What a joy to read a fantastic story about the time in history that has always fascinated me. I love the pace of the story. The author didn't rush the reader through the story. This one is a winner.
I am no certain, but this may be the first incident of warriors respecting each other after meeting in war. The civil
War was horrendous, every account of this event is beyond imagining. To realize, that these men wanted to meet with each other, at the same hallowed grounds that they were sworn enemy's, is so truly American.
I spent a lot of years overseas, in country's that encourage generational hate. The concept of embracing an enemy in love and respect, is beyond their understanding, but is so American, as is proven in this book and how America treated our enemies after the Second World War.
We live in an incredible country and this book is a vivid reminder of how the common man, ordinary American, overcomes adversity and hatred.
An excellent read.
Be forewarned. I am a Civil War buff. And had a lot of ancestors who fought in this war, 3/4 Confederate, 1/4 Yankee (Texas and Kentucky).
I found this novel incredibly poignant, authentic, honest. I admit I have always hated Woodrow Wilson, who made a cameo appearance; he was a terrible racist who set back race relations in this country by a huge amount during his Presidency, and emboldened the KKK. And he failed in his campaign promises and as a war leader, and was even worse in the peace after WWI. But his book is not about him. It is about veterans of the war that forged our nation finding what and who they were and became. And more than that. Finding a future. Not lacking in complexity, as we all know. Still in turmoil. Indeed, we are in too many ways still fighting the fundamental issues of that horrible war. Maybe we always will be. But I tip my hat to Mr. Simon for capturing this event, its spirit, the biographies of its fictional and historical participants, the setting, all of it.
When I find my own grave, very soon, as I too am old, I will do so wishing I had been with Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine on Little Round Top on July 2, 1863. To me, that was the pivot of the Civil War. And determined the outcome. Oh, to have been there, and on the right side!
Thank you, Mr. Simon, for a book that will live long in my memory, and to which I will often return.
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