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by Edward Leo Jr. Semler (Author)
The Three Gunsallus Brothers; Fighting for Pennsylvania During The Civil War is a true story based on the lives of John, Samuel, and Taylor Gunsallus. These were ordinary men of their time from Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania who answered the heroic call to fight for their country. What makes their story even more interesting is the fact that they fought for four different regiments representing the great state of Pennsylvania; the 13th Cavalry and 10th, 51st, and 148th Infantry regiments. Their regimental diversity gives the reader a broad aspect of the events going on simultaneously during the war. Follow their lives through the Civil War as the brother's engage in some of deadliest battles ever fought on American soil; such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.
Author Biography
Ed Semler retired from the United States Coast Guard in December of 2007 with over 25 years of military service in both the United States Army and United States Coast Guard. In the United States Army he was an enlisted man and was honorably discharged as a specialist four (E-4). While in the United States Coast Guard he was enlisted, obtaining the rank of master chief petty officer (E-9), was commissioned as an officer, and retired as a lieutenant (O-3E). After his military career Ed dabbled in teaching at a Vocational Technical School and was a self-employed plumber for several years. As a past time he enjoys writing. His other publications are "Around The World," which details his 25 years of service as an officer and enlisted man in the U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard along with "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman (WHEC-720) Circumnavigation Deployment 2001," which details the Sherman's historic circumnavigation of the globe and deployment to the Persian Gulf in 2001. Fully retired he resides in Schulenburg, Texas with his wife Jana, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant. Please feel free to contact him at semlercreek@yahoo.com
