Voices of Gettysburg - Garland, Sherry
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The Battle of Gettysburg left more than 57,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. In this emotionally charged collection of personal accounts, the author pieces together experiences of Yankee, Rebel, soldier, and civilian. The battle is told solely through their eyes in a series of chronologically dated entries.The characters' eyewitness stories allow young readers to see the Civil War from many points of view, lending immediacy to historical events. At 3:00 A.M. on June 29, Gen. George Meade awakens surprised to find he has been given charge of more than 100,000 men. In another instance, a…mehr

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The Battle of Gettysburg left more than 57,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. In this emotionally charged collection of personal accounts, the author pieces together experiences of Yankee, Rebel, soldier, and civilian. The battle is told solely through their eyes in a series of chronologically dated entries.The characters' eyewitness stories allow young readers to see the Civil War from many points of view, lending immediacy to historical events. At 3:00 A.M. on June 29, Gen. George Meade awakens surprised to find he has been given charge of more than 100,000 men. In another instance, a Confederate color bearer advances in a frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge amidst earth-shaking cannon fire. Through the many layers of the story, the collective voice speaks of the chaos, confusion, and fear during a war that divided the country.