Colonel Edward E. Cross, New Hampshire Fighting Fifth: A Civil War Biography

by Robert Grandchamp

Edward Ephraim Cross (1832-1863) accomplished more in his short lifetime years than most men who live to be 100. By the eve of the Civil War, he had traveled from Cincinnati to Arizona working as a political reporter, travel writer, editor, trail hand, silver mine supervisor, and Indian fighter. In the summer of 1861, he became colonel of the Fighting Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers and gained fame as a fearless battlefield commander during action...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471913
• ISBN13: 9780786471911
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher