“My Country Needs Me”: The Story of Corporal Johnston Hastings Shelly Jr. 87th Pennsylvania Infantry: A Don of Gettysburg and Confidant of Jennie Wade (Enrica D’Alessandro - DLM) Section - Battlefield Guid Reproduction medal

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the American Revolution’s most immortal characters and poignant moments are brought to life in remarkable Shaara style

they and their families sought full access to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and compensatory citizenship rights for their collective sacrifice

revealing how soldiers and civilians thought about and interacted with wild flora and fauna in a time of epic historical events

it is now” (The Seattle Times)

“My Country Needs Me”: The Story of Corporal Johnston Hastings Shelly Jr. 87th Pennsylvania Infantry: A Don of Gettysburg and Confidant of Jennie Wade (Enrica D’Alessandro - DLM) Section - Battlefield Guid Reproduction medalby Enrica D'Alessandro This book has 5 previously unpublished letters from Jennie Wade to Jack Skelly. The first book is about Jennie Wade's beau, Jack Skelly. At the age of 20, Jack Skelly, a Gettysburg civilian, said to his mother, My country needs me, Mother. May I go? He left his home to volunteer in the Union army from April of 1861 until June 1863. He initially served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry before joining the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry