This sad story, told in free verse, is written in the form of a journal. A boy from Tennessee accompanies his father to join the Confederate forces, and witnesses the battle of Gettysburg. The closer they get to the battlefields, the worse conditions get, and the less it seems like an adventure. Bonnie Christensen's engravings in black and white, reminiscent of those of Barry Moser, emphasize the dark nature of the journey. A note at the end of the book provides further information about the More...

Shot book but it ds really sad and good to read if you need a really quick read.

A charming, somewhat sad book. Parts of it still haunt me. This is a pretty good book to introduce kids to the Civil War with. It doesn't go into what and why, but shows what it was like for one boy and one family.