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Format:

Book

Author:

Silvey, Anita.

Title:

I'll pass for your comrade : women soldiers in the Civil War / Anita Silvey.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Summary:

Sarah Emma Edmonds enlisted because she believed in the Union cause; Melverina Peppercorn joined to stay near her twin brother. Although women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers in the Civil War, many disguised themselves as men and fought anyway.

Target Audience Note:

1130 Lexile.

Subjects:

Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Women soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.

Women -- Confederate States of America -- History -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women -- Juvenile literature.

Genre:

War fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-102) and index.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 8.3 2.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 2.0.

A Junior Library Guild selection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.

Contents:

"The music of regimental bands": the first Battle of Bull Run -- "Won't you let me come with you?": reasons for becoming a soldier -- "Don the breeches": enlisting in the military -- "A skirmish drill is the prettiest drill": a soldier's life -- "The whole landscape for an instant turned slightly red": women at Antietam -- "I would rather have been shot dead": hospitals and prisons -- "Touched with fire": after the war.

Web Site:

Table of contents

LCCN:

2008018053

ISBN:

9780618574919

0618574913

Other Number:

225870878

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

233314

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

j 973.74082 Silvey