Lost Soul: The Confederate Soldier in New England - Softcover

Rolston, Les

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916489884 ISBN 13: 9780916489885

Publisher: Ancestry.com, 1999

Synopsis

Sam Postlethwaite is the only Confederate soldier known to be buried in Rhode Island. Beginning with nothing more than a handful of dirt, author Les Rolston's innocent curiosity about this mysterious soldier's grave became a journey of thousands of miles that eventually led him to the soldier's family. The result is this factual account of Postlethwaite's odyssey and the author's determined efforts to learn his story.

Other important facets of this affecting historical account are the experiences of Postlethwaite's fourteen-year-old brother, who found glory with Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley; and a boy from a prominent Rhode Island family who was emotionally ruined by the Civil War. Both their families, embittered by war, were destined to merge through a Civil War romance and marriage.

This book is a tribute to all of the people, Northerners and Southerners, who joined together to choose forgiveness and understanding over bitterness and hatred.

About this title

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Les Rolston unravels the mystery and documents the fascinating odyssey of Sam Postlethwaite and the coming together of two families from opposite sides of the Civil War conflict.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ancestry.com
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0916489884
• ISBN 13: 9780916489885
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312