– Back matter that includes a visual timeline of the battle’s aftermath and subsequent events in the war
– Excerpts from primary source materials including letters, diaries, newspaper clippings, and military reports are woven into the narrative and also included in sidebars
– Back matter includes a glossary, resources section, and index
Last Full Measure
In the aftermath of this great and terrible battle, in which so many soldiers sacrifice their lives for their beliefs, David gives his last full measure…and leaves Tacy struggling to make sense out of it all.
Slopes of War
Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln
Last Brother: A Civil War Tale (Tales of Young Americans)
Though he is only 11 years old, Gabe is a bugler in the Union Army. He takes his responsiblity very seriously; after all, there are over 60 different battle calls for buglers to learn. But what is even more important to Gabe is watching over his older brother Davy who, as a foot soldier, is right in the thick of the fighting. Two of Gabe’s older brothers have already perished, and he is not willing to lose the only one he has left.
During those long days, Gabe meets another young bugler – one who fights for the other side. Suddenly, what was so definite and clear has become complicated by friendship and compassion. Does one have to choose between service to country, to kin or to a friend? As the cannons fire and the battle rages on, Gabe must do his duty while searching for a way to honor all that he holds dear.
My Brother’s Keeper: Virginia’s Civil War Diary (My America #1)
Virginia Dickens has promised to keep a journal for her older brother Jed. And Ginny finds plenty to write about: Pennsylvania Volunteers arrive in the town square reporting a big battle in Virginia and calling for more men to join their ranks. Rumors fly that the Rebs are headed to Gettysburg, and the Battle of Gettysburg ensues. Suddenly, Ginny’s quiet town is filled with the injured.
Ginny’s brother Jed has joined the Union army, and they find him wounded in a makeshift hospital. With Ginny’s nursing, he recovers, and Ginny is is able to witness the President’s Gettysburg Address.
Gallant Boys of Gettysburg, The (Bonnets and Bugles #6)
The Gallant Boys of Gettysburg is the sixth of a ten book series, that tells the story of two close families find themselves on different sides of the Civil War after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861. Thirteen year old Leah becomes a helper in the Union army with her father, who hopes to distribute Bibles to the troops. Fourteen year old Jeff becomes a drummer boy in the Confederate Army and struggles with faith while experiencing personal hardship and tragedy. The series follows Leah, Jeff, family, and friends, as they experience hope and God’s grace through four years of war.
Swords of Steel
A powerful, deeply absorbing story in which the reader sees through the eyes of a sensitive boy, John Deane, events preceding the Civil War in the Gettysburg country, the pursuit of escaped negroes, the attack at Harper’s Ferry, then war at close range when John’s home is taken over by the enemy and he watches the family papers and treasures go to pile up the breastwork. The love affairs of John’s sisters are in gay relief, and his own shy romance and his return from the War are touchingly described. Battle pictures of great vigor help to make a volume which will rank among the finest achievements of the year in books of interest for old and young.
