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To My Best Girl: Courage, Honor, and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates

Steve Magnusen

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Description:This is the extraordinary true story of a young citizen soldier and the girl he loves as they become embroiled in the cauldron of our nation’s Civil War. Rufus Dawes will emerge from a prolific yet troubled family background to become a heroic officer thrust into horrific battles while fighting with the most famous unit of the war. But before those stirring war scenes, there is the early life of an intelligent descendant of leading patriots and pioneers who helped form the United States, the Northwest Territory, and the state of Ohio. Rufus will meet beautiful and vibrant Mary Beman Gates while in college and fall in love. But there is separation due to distance and social standing, apparently little reciprocal feeling, and competition by others better situated than he. Can it ever become more than infatuation? The outbreak of war intervenes. Faced with the doubt of his own survival, is it possible to fulfill any dream of a life with Mary? Mary is a girl from Marietta, Ohio with a loving family who becomes a young woman while witnessing many acquaintances and suitors, along with an only brother, march off to war. Will she—should she—become involved with a soldier whose life is in daily jeopardy far away? The drama unfolds upon Rufus and Mary, and upon family members and soldiers who experience their own battles, trying to survive while patriotically performing their duty. The book accurately utilizes hundreds of letters and diary entries, most never before published. This is a captivating and timeless story of young love and courage, relevant to every conflict and generation.Steve Magnusen enjoyed a nationally recognized engineering career in north suburban Chicago after receiving his degree from Purdue University. At the same time, he nurtured a passion for the American Civil War and good writing. He has led several professional and non-profit organizations and served fifteen years as an infantry and armor officer in the US Army Reserves. To My Best Girl is a wonderful true story he is proud to bring to life. Steve currently resides in Indianapolis, active in research of additional topics, and close to family.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To My Best Girl: Courage, Honor, and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates. To get started finding To My Best Girl: Courage, Honor, and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 498

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: GoToPublish

Release: 2020

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Description: This is the extraordinary true story of a young citizen soldier and the girl he loves as they become embroiled in the cauldron of our nation’s Civil War. Rufus Dawes will emerge from a prolific yet troubled family background to become a heroic officer thrust into horrific battles while fighting with the most famous unit of the war. But before those stirring war scenes, there is the early life of an intelligent descendant of leading patriots and pioneers who helped form the United States, the Northwest Territory, and the state of Ohio. Rufus will meet beautiful and vibrant Mary Beman Gates while in college and fall in love. But there is separation due to distance and social standing, apparently little reciprocal feeling, and competition by others better situated than he. Can it ever become more than infatuation? The outbreak of war intervenes. Faced with the doubt of his own survival, is it possible to fulfill any dream of a life with Mary? Mary is a girl from Marietta, Ohio with a loving family who becomes a young woman while witnessing many acquaintances and suitors, along with an only brother, march off to war. Will she—should she—become involved with a soldier whose life is in daily jeopardy far away? The drama unfolds upon Rufus and Mary, and upon family members and soldiers who experience their own battles, trying to survive while patriotically performing their duty. The book accurately utilizes hundreds of letters and diary entries, most never before published. This is a captivating and timeless story of young love and courage, relevant to every conflict and generation.Steve Magnusen enjoyed a nationally recognized engineering career in north suburban Chicago after receiving his degree from Purdue University. At the same time, he nurtured a passion for the American Civil War and good writing. He has led several professional and non-profit organizations and served fifteen years as an infantry and armor officer in the US Army Reserves. To My Best Girl is a wonderful true story he is proud to bring to life. Steve currently resides in Indianapolis, active in research of additional topics, and close to family.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with To My Best Girl: Courage, Honor, and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates. To get started finding To My Best Girl: Courage, Honor, and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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