Freemasons at Gettysburg MUNN/GC Amos Humiston James Marten

James Marten

War profiteers slink forth as cannons are aimed and fired in Charleston

yet through this creative venue is telling their story of what it was like to be at Shiloh

The reader follows the president as he greets visitors at the inaugural ball

and the book explores the nuances of Lincoln’s enthusiasm for what he called Locke’s genius

Freemasons at Gettysburg MUNN/GC Amos Humiston James MartenAlthough it has been traced to the 10th Century, BC, history indicates that the fraternity of Freemasons was introduced into England in 926 AD. As an association that continues to thrive today, the brotherhood was confronted with a difficult conflict when the Civil War broke out in 1861. Freemasons, both northern and southern, were forced to choose a side and go against the very foundation of the society of Freemasonry. Written as a tribute to the