| Framingham's Civil War Hero:: The Life of General George H. Gordon Contributor(s): Wallace, Frederic A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609493788 ISBN-13: 9781609493783 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011024494 |
| Series: Civil War |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 8.97" (0.53 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Henry Gordon, who moved to Framingham, Massachusetts, at the age of five, attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where his attitudes toward the country were shaped alongside classmates George McClellan, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant. Gordon went on to hold political and military offices in the North, and as a general in the Union army, he led his troops against Jackson in the Valley Campaign, at Antietam and at the Siege of Charleston. Join historian Frederic A. Wallace as he recounts the largely untold story of General George H. Gordon, Framingham's favorite son, with personal diary entries and letters that reveal a man of integrity and honor whose actions displayed an outright love for his country. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wallace, Frederic A.: - Frederic A. Wallace is Framingham's town historian. He has been a volunteer researcher at the Framingham History Center for more than fifteen years and serves on the Framingham Historical Commission. He has published a genealogy, Ancestors and Descendants of the Rice Brothers of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1704-2004, and has written many articles on topics relating to the history of Framingham for the center's newsletter. |