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Retreat from Gettysburg

In 1863, during the tense week after the Battle of Gettysburg, a Maryland boy faces difficult choices as he is forced to care for a wounded Confederate officer while trying to decide if he himself should leave his family to fight for the Union.

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Main Author: Ernst, Kathleen, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Shippensburg, PA : White Mane Kids, 2000.
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Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:In 1863, during the tense week after the Battle of Gettysburg, a Maryland boy faces difficult choices as he is forced to care for a wounded Confederate officer while trying to decide if he himself should leave his family to fight for the Union.
Physical Description:141 p. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1572491876 (alk. paper) :
Author Notes:Kathleen Ernst received a degree in forestry from West Virginia University. Before becoming a full time writer in 2004, she worked at an outdoor living history museum called Old World Wisconsin for 12 years and as a television writer. Her first published historical fiction novels were The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry and The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg. She has also written numerous American Girl novels including 6 books about Caroline Abbott published in 2012. Her other works include Hearts of Stone, the Chloe Ellefson Mystery series, and the nonfiction book Too Afraid to Cry: Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign.

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