The Last of Six
In 1861, shots were fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina signaling the beginning of the Civil War and for Mrs. Lydia Bixby, it signaled the end of life as she knew it—her six sons leave home to fight.
William, John, Paul, James, Fredrick, and Harry Bixby are young farm boys that are transformed into Union soldiers. Each will experience unimaginable conditions and a hell on earth as they watch their brothers-in-
Each young man’s story is told—from William, the first to leave, to Harry, The Last Of Six to leave home. Lydia Bixby’s tale is different—she lives a tormented existence; fearful that her sons won’t return, imagining the worst—constantly going from hope to anguish to despair.
As the war comes to an end, Lydia receives a letter from the U.S. Government that gives her pause to think—how many lives were lost? What was gained and how many families’ lives were torn apart? Purportedly, Mrs. Lydia Bixby was inspired to write the famous poem, The Last Of Six—a tribute and testament to her sons - after receiving a letter of condolence from President Abraham Lincoln thanking her for her family’s unbelievable sacrifices. Tiernan’
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About the Author:
Thomas Tiernan is a Commercial Property Claims Manager for Liberty Mutual Group. Mr. Tiernan grew up in the farm country of upstate New York and was inspired to write his first novel by his late father who verbally passed down the poem to his son. Tiernan has been writing for over 20 years. He has worked as a journalist for professional publications and newspapers, a Press Secretary for a U.S. Congressman and has a degree in Journalism from West Virginia University. Tiernan is currently writing a series of short stories and lives with his family in Little Elm, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The Last Of Six is his first novel.
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