"Our correspondent, 'J.H.G., ' is a member of Co. C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. He is a colored man belonging to this city, and his letters are printed by us, verbatim et literatim, as we receive them. He is a truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier." -- The Editors, New Bedford (Massachusetts) Mercury, August 1863

"A...story of John Chapman, better know as Johnny Appleseed, based on the author's life-long study of the beloved American pioneer, missionary, and apple lover.".

In November, 1863, Abraham Lincoln recited a brief speech that has become one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in our history. The Gettysburg Address gave citizens a feeling of hope in a time of war.

Contains five short fiction stories by nineteenth-century American writer Henry James, including the title work about two children whose new governess believes are being haunted by the ghosts of former servants.