My America: My Brother's Keeper My Brother's Keeper: Virginia's Civil War Diary, Book One |
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Author:
| Osborne, Mary Pope |
Series title: | My America Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-439-36903-9 |
Publication Date: | May 2002 |
Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Scholastic Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $4.99 |
Book Description:
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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....
More DescriptionVirginia 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.