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CHAPTER 5 Stars In Their Courses Gettysburg, 1863 “They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought . . . .” Judg. 5:20 It was Wednesday evening, June 10, 1863. The sun rested on the western horizon. The day had been a...
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CHAPTER 4 A Terrible Gale Chancellorsville, 1863 “And, Behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness . . . .” Job 1:19 It was a cold, blustery evening in February, 1863, normal for Washington at this time of year. The President, wearing his...
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CHAPTER 3 Landscape Turned Red Antietam, September, 1862 “. . . the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover the slain.” Isa. 26:1 It was late August of 1862. The first hints of fall touched sky and land. The...
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CHAPTER 2 Hell Opened Before Us The Peninsula, 1862 “The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.” Ps. 18:5 Time speaks through its hushed and solemn voice of memory. But a few short months had...
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CHAPTER 1 The Valley of Shadows Christmas, 1860 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me . . . .” Ps. 23:4 The farm was nestled in the valley of the Sandy River. ...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Gates of Light
THE GATES OF LIGHT A Story of the American Civil War By Prescott Johnson Copyright © 1999 by J. Prescott Johnson Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 00-90150 ISBN 0-9679477-0-7...
