| Description |
166 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-147) and index. |
| Contents |
War comes to Vicksburg : December 1862 -- The Christmas Eve Ball : December 24, 1862 -- The general's boy goes to war : spring 1863 -- Burying the family silver : late spring 1863 -- At the battle front : late spring 1863 -- The Yankees are coming! : May 1863 -- The road to Vicksburg : May 15-18, 1863 -- Enemy at the gates : May 17-25, 1863 -- Into the caves : late May and early June 1863 -- Dangerous days : early June 1863 -- Growing desperation : middle June 1863 -- Empty stomachs : late June 1863 -- Surrender! : July 4, 1863 -- The unfinished war : July 1863 and beyond -- Postscripts -- Other information about the war -- Facts about the war -- Children orphaned by war -- Women and the war -- Reconstruction. |
| Summary |
This book looks at the 1862-63 battle for Vicksburg through the eyes of three children: ten-year-old Lucy, the daughter of a Vicksburg merchant; eleven-year-old Willie, the son of a minister; and twelve-year old Frederick, the son of Ulysses S. Grant. |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.9 6 |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Subject |
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Children -- Juvenile literature.
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Children -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Children.
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Children -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- History -- 19th century.
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| Added Title |
Three children at the Civil War battle for Vicksburg |
| ISBN |
9780374312558 (hardcover) |
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0374312559 (hardcover) |
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