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The Bitter Fruits is the story of the Cumberland County family swept up in the Civil War whose lives were dramatically changed forever. In 1861, James and Annie Colwell were a prominent Carlisle couple with four young children. James, a Princeton graduate and Carlisle lawyer, held very strong feelings about preserving the Union. In spite of his age of forty-eight, his family and professional obligations, he was among the first Carlisle men to enlist after the fall of Fort Sumter. This previously unknown story is revealed by James Colwell’s great-grandson, David Colwell.

David Colwell’s account is based on a trunkful of old Colwell family letters and papers from a Carlisle attic that he inherited in 1992. Included in this book are over fifty complete transcriptions of James and Annie Colwell’s letters as well as brief histories of the Colwell GAR Post No. 201 (named in his honor), the Civil War Monument on the Carlisle Public Square, and Company A of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves. Over two hundred carefully selected period photos and illustrations support the text.

Hardcover, illustrated, 202 pages.