Peter Burchard
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a relentless, spellbinding tale of the capture and escape of two Yankee prisoners at the turning point of the Civil War. The Seventh Connecticut Cavalry was sent to South Carolina to occupy the islands along the coast. In a bloody battle with the Rebels, Lieutenants Peter Bradford and Red Kelly are captured and sent by box car to a prison in Columbia. Their daily attempt to stay alive amid the squalor of prison is sparked by a dream nurtured...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A biography of the sixteenth president which focuses on the issue of slavery and the importance it had throughout Lincoln's life from his early days as a lawyer through his presidency.
10) Glory
Publisher
TriStar
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.
11) Glory
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Story of the first Black regiment to fight in the Union Army during the American Civil War.