The Tree of Appomattox
by Joseph A. Altsheler
The Tree of Appomattox, published in 1916, is the eight and final novel in Joseph Alexander Altsheler\'s Civil War series. The books follow the lives of two cousins as they fight in the Civil War, Dick Mason with the Union Army and Harry Kenton with the Confederate Army. Joseph Alexander Altsheler was an American reporter and author best known for his popular historical fiction for children and young adults. Altsheler wrote books that formed different series on historical events such as The French and Indian War, The Civil War, and World War I.