Civil War on Sunday Quotes

“Give us a song to cheer        Our weary hearts,               a song of home,        And friends we love so dear.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“Clara Barton was a famous Civil War nurse. When she began nursing, she used her own money for her supplies. She drove a horse-drawn “ambulance” right onto the battlefield to help save wounded soldiers. For this reason she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield.” Jack put the book away. Then he hurried to Annie. He looked at the woman sitting in the driver’s seat of the wagon. She doesn’t look like an angel, Jack thought. The woman was very small. She had a plain, serious face and dark hair pulled back in a bun. She wore a long black skirt and a black jacket. In”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground” We’re tenting tonight on the old camp ground; Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts, a song of home, And friends we love so dear. (Chorus) Many are the hearts that are weary tonight, Wishing for the war to cease; Many are the hearts looking for the right To see the dawn of peace. Tenting tonight, tenting tonight, Tenting on the old camp ground. We’ve been tenting tonight on the old camp ground, Thinking of days gone by, Of the loved ones at home that gave us the hand And the tear that said, “Good-bye!”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln convinced Congress to pass the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the nation. 4)”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“Many are the hearts               that are weary tonight,        Wishing for the war to cease …”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“We’re tenting tonight               on the old camp ground;        Give us a song to cheer        Our weary hearts,               a song of home,        And friends we love so dear.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“They came across more ragged men resting in the shade of an oak tree. These soldiers all wore blue uniforms. Again,”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“In the 1800s, the United States was divided over the issue of slavery. The North wanted the country to end all slavery. But the South wanted to keep slaves because more than four million African-American slaves worked in the huge plantation fields there. This disagreement between the North and South led to the Civil War. Jack”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“More than 3,000 women helped out as nurses during the Civil War. Nursing was a new job for women in America. Before the war, only men had been nurses.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“Women wearing dark dresses were giving out food and water to the men in line.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“When someone is hurt, you give them a helping hand, no matter who they are,” said Clara. Her voice got softer.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

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― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

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― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“#21: CIVIL WAR ON SUNDAY #22: REVOLUTIONARY WAR ON WEDNESDAY #23: TWISTER ON TUESDAY #24: EARTHQUAKE IN THE EARLY MORNING”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“As Jack hurried up to his room, some words from the Civil War song ran through his mind:        Give us a song to cheer           Our weary hearts, a song of home …”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday

“Her face was red and beaded with sweat. Her eyes looked terribly tired.”
― Mary Pope Osborne, Civil War on Sunday