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Title: The Star of Gettysburg
A Story of Southern High Tide

Author: Joseph A. Altsheler

Posting Date: May 28, 2009 [EBook #3811]
Release Date: March, 2003
First Posted: September 19, 2001
Last Updated: May 25, 2004

Language: English

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THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG

A STORY OF SOUTHERN HIGH TIDE

by

JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER

FOREWORD

"The Star of Gettysburg" is a complete romance, but it is also one of the
series dealing with the Civil War, beginning with "The Guns of Bull Run,"
and continued successively through "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of
Stonewall," and "The Sword of Antietam" to the present volume. The story
centers about the young Southern hero, Harry Kenton, and his friends.

THE CIVIL WAR SERIES

VOLUMES IN THE CIVIL WAR SERIES

THE GUNS OF BULL RUN.
THE GUNS OF SHILOH.
THE SCOUTS OF STONEWALL.
THE SWORD OF ANTIETAM.
THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG.
THE ROCK OF CHICKAMAUGA.
THE SHADES OF THE WILDERNESS.
THE TREE OF APPOMATTOX.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN THE CIVIL WAR SERIES

HARRY KENTON, A Lad Who Fights on the Southern Side.
DICK MASON, Cousin of Harry Kenton, Who Fights on the Northern Side.
COLONEL GEORGE KENTON, Father of Harry Kenton.
MRS. MASON, Mother of Dick Mason.
JULIANA, Mrs. Mason's Devoted Colored Servant.
COLONEL ARTHUR WINCHESTER, Dick Mason's Regimental Commander.
COLONEL LEONIDAS TALBOT, Commander of the Invincibles,
a Southern Regiment.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HECTOR ST. HILAIRE, Second in Command of the
Invincibles.
ALAN HERTFORD, A Northern Cavalry Leader.
PHILIP SHERBURNE, A Southern Cavalry Leader.
WILLIAM J. SHEPARD, A Northern Spy.
DANIEL WHITLEY, A Northern Sergeant and Veteran of the Plains.
GEORGE WARNER, A Vermont Youth Who Loves Mathematics.
FRANK PENNINGTON, A Nebraska Youth, Friend of Dick Mason.
ARTH