X. THE NORTHERN MARCH

XI. THE CAVALRY COMBAT

XII. THE ZENITH OF THE SOUTH

XIII. GETTYSBURG




THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG





CHAPTER I

THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY




A youth sat upon a log by a clear stream in the Valley of Virginia,
mending clothes.

He showed skill and rapidity in his homely task. A shining needle
darted in and out of the gray cloth, and the rent that had seemed
hopeless was being closed up with neatness and precision. No one