The Spirit and Sacrifice of a New England Town
by
Joan Silva Patrakis
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
They departed Boston in August 1861 to a cheering crowd and the tune of “John Brown’s Body.” Though some of these Andover soldiers would not “see the elephant” until two years later, more than a quarter of them would never return to their beloved hometown. Drawing on journals, letters and newspaper...