The Making of a Galvanized Yankee (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505460254)

John Eastridge, a former Confederate soldier from North Carolina, survived the decimation of his unit in the battle at Gettysburg, only to face the debilitating circumstances from months in a prison camp. When given the opportunity to win his freedom, John takes the Oath of Allegiance and joins the Union Army, enduring the slurs from his former comrades for becoming a "Galvanized Yankee." His hopes of slipping off to return to his wife and young family are dashed when he is posted to the desolation of the Dakota Territory. Now he has to win the trust of the regular Union troopers and survive against hunger, disease, the harsh weather, and attacks by Native Americans. Meanwhile, his family has their own struggles to survive the war. Prayers and letters are the threads that hold John and his family together through the trials of the Civil War

Author: Kathy Engebretsen
ISBN-10: 1505460255
ISBN-13: 9781505460254
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/27/2014
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.76d