Civil War Masonic Masons Of Gettysburg Book Freemasonry

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Civil War Masonic Masons Of Gettysburg Book Freemasonry Description Check out this extremly nice 92 page book titled "Freemasons At Gettysburg" This book douments the more than 50 masons that fought at the battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania... In the Freemasons of Gettysburg, Sheldon A. Munn demonstrates, that indeed masons fighting in both armies never forgot the true spirit of the masonic order. Dispite all their differences, masons still practiced the principles of brotherly love and good will on the battle field, which continue to represent the cornerstone of the craft. Mr Munn lists more than 50 masons who fought in the climatic three day battle and tells of their exploits at Gettysburg and thru out their lives. He has clearly shown the importance of study of masons at gettysburg....privates, lieutenants, colonels, and generals, soldiers from all walks of life, and all geographic areas of the United States were freemasons during the civil war. With only two things in common, their masonic membership and their perticipation in the turning point of the civil war, the soldiers chronicled are the best examples of the kind of men who joined the order and the reasons that the bond of masonic brotherhood was never severd. Mr. Munn, thru his work, shows why 130 years ago, as well as today, freemasonry continues to be a fraternity which read more