In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn't know what a "shooting war" meant or what he was fighting for. But he didn't want to miss out on a great adventure. The "shooting war" turned out to be the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival; how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different; he was only 19, but he was a man with "soldier's heart," later known as "battle fatigue."
ISBN: | 9780440228387 |
Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
Imprint: | Laurel Leaf |
Published date: | 12 Sep 2000 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 128 |
Weight: | 68g |
Height: | 173mm |
Width: | 108mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |