Stand Firm and Fire Low: The Civil War Writings of Colonel Edward E. Cross

160 pp. In the fire of war, Colonel Edward E. Cross garnered glory as commander of the unit that sustained more battlefield casualties than any in the Union Army. General Winfield Scott Hancock, who called Cross's Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers as good as any regiment in the world, told Cross at Gettsyburg, "After this battle you'll get your general's star." "Too late, General," Cross replied, as he rode out to his death in combat.