Blood and Bricks

A Short Tale of Guts, Glory, and Sacrifice at Gettysburg

By: Richard Estep

Narrated by: Ed Walters

July 1, 1863. Confederate troops smash through the Union lines outside the small town of Gettysburg, setting the stage for two more days of bloody and unrelenting battle. Seeing his northern lines shatter under the onslaught, Union General Oliver Otis Howard knows the Rebels must be stopped or at the very least slowed down...but in order for that to happen, sacrifices will have to be made.

A lone brigade is dispatched on an impossible mission: to stem the gray tide, no matter what the cost in Union blood. What follows will come to be known as the battle of Kuhn's Brickyard. Outnumbered three to one, the men in blue will make a desperate last stand in the face of insurmountable odds, and one man will go down in the annals of American history for his final, tragic act.

©2018 Richard Estep (P)2018 Richard Estep

God bless the heroes who saved our freedom

This short story is a true story of an American heroes last hours at Gettysburg. May America always remember the brave man and women who sell their lives to preserve our freedom.
Notice, I said sell there lives. I don’t believe the majority of our Americans heroes gave their lives to the enemy. No, they sold their lives at highest cost to the enemy that others may live to win the victory they did not see.God bless America and our heroes. May they truly know peace.

Authors Take on Gettysburg

Interesting short story - at the authors guess of some of the events at Gettysburg.