The Tree of Appomattox

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tree of Appomattox, by Joseph A. AltshelerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Tree of AppomattoxAuthor: Joseph A. AltshelerRelease Date: February 4, 2006 [EBook #17677]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TREE OF APPOMATTOX ***Produced by Ken Reeder THE TREE OF APPOMATTOX A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR'S CLOSEby JOSEPH A. ALTSHELERThis book, now in the public domain in the USA, was originally:COPYRIGHT, 1916, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANYCopyright, 1944, By Sallie B. AltshelerPRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAPPLETON-CENTURY-CROFTS, INC.NEW YORKFOREWORD"The Tree of Appomattox" concludes the series of connected romances dealing with the Civil War, begun in "TheGuns of Bull Run," and continued successively through "The Guns of Shiloh," "The Scouts of Stonewall," "The Swordof Antietam," "The Star of Gettysburg," "The Rock of Chickamauga" and "The Shades of the Wilderness" to thepresent volume. It has been completed at the expense of vast labor, and the author has striven at all times to becorrect, wherever facts are involved. So far, at least, no historic detail has been challenged by critic or reader.More than half a century has passed since the Civil ...