Voices of the Civil War: Stories from the Battlefields

By Jason Nemeth

Can you imagine sneaking into an enemy camp to kidnap a general? Or how about caring for patients while bullets whiz by your head? These were everyday events for people during the Civil War. Experience their triumphs and defeats first hand as you read about a Confederate colonel, a battlefield surgeon, a Union marine, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663983268

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Voices of War: Voices of the Civil War by Jason D. Nemeth

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1: A Nation Divided

2: Sam Watkins: Confederate Soldier

3: Henry Gusley: Union Marine

4: Thomas Fanning Wood: Confederate Doctor

5: Wesley Brainerd: Union Colonel

6: Colonel John Mosby: Confederate Ranger

7: Susie King Taylor: Freed Slave

8: After the War

Glossary

Bibliography

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A NATION DIVIDED

In the early morning of April 12, 1861, a shot was fired over the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. This was the signal to other Confederate soldiers to begin the bombardment on Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. With a single shot, America’s bloodiest conflict had begun.

Americans had long disagreed about slavery. Many people in the northern states were against owning slaves. In the South, slaves were