02223cam a2200361 i 4500 623897550 TxAuBib 20110318120000.0 090129s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009003963 9781589806535 hardcover : alkaline paper 1589806530 hardcover : alkaline paper (OCoLC)302414591 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA SOM TXKPL TxAuBib rda Garland, Sherry. Voices of Gettysburg / by Sherry Garland ; illustrated by Judith Hierstein. Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2010. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. The Battle of Gettysburg left more than 57,000 soldiers dead, wounded, or missing. In this emotionally charged collection of personal accounts, the author pieces together experiences of Yankee, Rebel, soldier, and civilian. The battle is told solely through their eyes in a series of chronologically dated entries.The characters' eyewitness stories allow young readers to see the Civil War from many points of view, lending immediacy to historical events. At 3:00 A.M. on June 29, Gen. George Meade awakens surprised to find he has been given charge of more than 100,000 men. In another instance, a Confederate color bearer advances in a frontal assault on Cemetery Ridge amidst earth-shaking cannon fire. Through the many layers of the story, the collective voice speaks of the chaos, confusion, and fear during a war that divided the country. Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 1 139215. 20110318. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Juvenile fiction. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 Fiction. Pennsylvania History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Fiction. Fiction. Hierstein, Judy, illustrator. TXKPL