| By A. J. H. Duganne With New Introduction & Material by Patrick A. Schroeder. (Reprinted 1995). Published in 1866, the book recounts the services of three Quaker soldiers. The two brothers, Edward and John Ketcham, were in a dilemma about whether to enlist or remain home with their aged and widowed mother and maintain the farm It was determined that one should enlist and they cast lots. Fate allowed Edward to join the 120th New York lnfantry as a lieutenant. Yet, the urge to serve overwhelmed John and he arranged matters at home and joined his cousin's (Captain Nehemiah Hallock Mann company as a lieutenant in the 4th New York Calvalry. The book consists of letters from brother to brother, sons to mother, and excerpts from Edward's diary which are pieced together by Duganne's commentary. Covered in the book are the battles of and Chancellorsville, the march to Gettysburg, 5.5x8.5 120 pages Stapled |