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Micklos, John, Jr., author.

The Spotsylvania Stump : what an artifact can tell us about the Civil War / by John Micklos Jr.

North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2022]

48 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

"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.

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Artifacts from the American past

Artifacts from the American past.

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.

Smithsonian Institution, sponsoring body.

At head of title: Smithsonian

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Waiting for battle -- Witness to history -- A nation divided -- Fierce fighting and a fallen tree -- The stump finds a home -- A powerful symbol.

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