Displaying 1 of 1 2022 Format: Book Author: Micklos, John, Jr., author. Title: The Spotsylvania Stump : what an artifact can tell us about the Civil War / by John Micklos Jr. Publisher, Date: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2022] Description: 48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. Summary: "The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the Civil War? Readers will out the answers to these questions and discover more of what the Spotsylvania Stump can tell us about history"-- Provided by publisher. Target Audience Note: 4-5. 3-5. Series: Artifacts from the American past Artifacts from the American past. Subjects: National Museum of American History (U.S.) -- Exhibitions -- Juvenile literature. Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 -- Juvenile literature. Trees -- Virginia -- Spotsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Smithsonian Institution, sponsoring body. Other Title: At head of title: Smithsonian Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. Contents: Waiting for battle -- Witness to history -- A nation divided -- Fierce fighting and a fallen tree -- The stump finds a home -- A powerful symbol. LCCN: 2021002475 ISBN: 9781496695796 9781496696854 Other Number: 1246673372 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 965624 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: j 973.736 Micklos Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1