Pickett's Men: A Fragment of War History (Classic Reprint) by Walter Harrison

Excerpt from Pickett's Men: A Fragment of War History Virginia held out the olive branch as long as her fair fame as the mother of states and statesmen, the great conservator of union, harmony, and peace could bear it. She was chided with sloth, indifference and apathy in this great secession movement. Yes! And how nobly she answered when came the times that tried men's souls. She travailed in pain, she watched and prayed that the bitter cup might pass; but she never' once wav ered in the trying hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Read more