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Excerpt from Francis William Bird: A Biographical Sketch During his long life be many times received assurances from notable men, of the regard in which he was held. In the early days of the war (january, Governor John A. Andrew wrote him You are as good and true a friend, patriot, and man, as there is in the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Francis William Bird: A Biographical Sketch Well worthy of study and admiration is the life of a man who, in spite of obstacles and discouragements, attains success; who, though never abounding in robust health, lives with unimpaired faculties and capacity for enjoyment beyond the Biblical term of four-score years; who, outgrowing the narrow limits of a prescribed creed, comes into the sweet serenity of a liberal Faith; who has taken an intimate part in many national crises, been the trusted friend and counsellor of the most distinguished statesmen of his day, and won the hearty respect of opponents with whom it was his fortune to cross swords in strenuous strife. Such a man was...
This book is a biographical sketch on Francis William Bird. It highlights his impressive life and career as a businessman, philanthropist, and Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee. It provides fascinating details about his family, his businesses, and his political contributions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
This reference work chronicles and categorizes more than 23,000 Union casualties at Gettysburg by generals and staff and by state and unit. Thirteen appendices also cover information by brigade, division and corps; by engagements and skirmishes; by state; by burial at three cemeteries; and by hospitals. Casualty transports, incarceration records and civilian casualty lists are also included.