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TO CROWN MYSELF WITH HONOR
The wartime letters of Captain Gatch of Milford were written between February 1864 and July 1865, and paint a portrait of a man of honor and conviction who dearly loved his wife and family.

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FREEDOM'S STRUGGLE; A Response to Slavery From the Ohio Borderlands
This long-awaited publication focuses on the struggle for freedom in antebellum American life for both black and white Americans in their quest to make the ideals of the political system of the early to mid-1800s extend to the black community.

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FORGOTTEN WARRIORS;
Stories From the Korean War


Korea is Americ's Forgotten War. We were unprepared for war when North Korea invaded the South. Our men were outnumbered, outgunned, and untrained. Not only did they have to fight a ruthless, seasoned enemy, but had to contend with extreme weather conditions, and an unforgiving terrain. Of the 1.7 million Americans who served in the war, 33,686 were killed in action, 103,000 were wounded, and more than 7,900 are still missing in action. Forgotten Warriors is their story.


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BEYOND THE NAMES;
A Tribute to Clermont County Ohio Vietnam War Dead


During the course of the research for this book I have had the great honor of talking with family members of our Vietnam dead. I have come to realize that they still grieve, mourning their loss every day. They think about their loved ones all the time and wonder about the lives that might have been. Some are haunted by still unanswered questions. Others are resentful that we had for so long failed to honor their loved one. This book is also about those left behind.


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MUSINGS From the Land of the Clear Mountain

This book is the product of my twenty-five year journey along the byways of Clermont County history. Our history is fascinating. You never know what you’re going to discover. Recently, I found the story of a Bethel resident who was named a Communist in a 1950 Congressional committee attended by Richard Nixon. There was a young paratrooper from Amelia who was a member of the famed World War II "Band of Brothers." Clermont was once home to three 19th century communes. These and other stories are included in this book.

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TO CROWN MYSELF WITH HONOR; The Wartime Letters of Captain Asbury Gatch:

Captain Gatch of Milford commanded a company of men from Clermont County in the 9th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry that saw action during the Civil War in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. A Milford resident, Knepp said the letters, written between February 1864 and July 1865, paint a portrait of a man of honor and conviction who dearly loved his wife and family. "Gatch often wrote about his wife's soft bread and how much he loved porterhouse steaks. These letters will give you a glimpse of every day life on the front," Knepp said.

Gatch's greatest contribution to the war effort came during Sherman's 1864 Atlanta campaign when he participated in the Rousseau raid. "The raid," Knepp said, "took place in Alabama and Georgia. It was designed to cripple the Confederate's defense of Atlanta by destroying railroads and military supplies." The revised edition contains additional explanatory notes and dozens of illustrations. "Two of the illustrations," Knepp said, "are remarkable because they depict scenes that Gatch was writing about."




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