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Three children at the Civil War battle for Vicksburg |
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New York : Melanie Kroupa Books ; Farrar Straus Giroux, c2009. |
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| Edition: |
1st ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9780374312558 0374312559 |
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j973.7344 WAR |
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| Physical description: |
166 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
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Children -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg -- History -- 19th century.
Juvenile literature.
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Children.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-147) and index. |
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| Contents note: |
War comes to Vicksburg : December 1862 -- The Christmas Eve Ball : December 24, 1862 -- The general's boy goes to war : spring 1863 -- Burying the family silver : late spring 1863 -- At the battle front : late spring 1863 -- The Yankees are coming! : May 1863 -- The road to Vicksburg : May 15-18, 1863 -- Enemy at the gates : May 17-25, 1863 -- Into the caves : late May and early June 1863 -- Dangerous days : early June 1863 -- Growing desperation : mid June 1863 -- Empty stomachs : late June 1863 -- Surrender! : July 4, 1863 -- The unfinished war : July 1863 and beyond -- Afterword -- For more about the Civil War -- Selected bibliography. |
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