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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
ISBN: 9780395664124
Author: Murphy, Jim
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: March 1993
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Binding Type: Paperback
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Annotation: This contemporary classic explores the role of boys who fought in the Civil War. No reader’s vision of America’s most brutal and bloody war will be the same after reading this book.

“This wrenching look at our nation’s bloodiest conflict through the eyes of its youthful participants serves up history both heartbreaking and enlightening.” —Publishers Weekly

Some Union and Confederate soldiers were as young as twelve when they went off to fight in the Civil War. It is thought that as many as ten to twenty percent of all Civil War soldiers may have been under sixteen.

The Boys' War follows these young soldiers through the rigors of camp life and drilling, right into the chaos of the battlefield. Jim Murphy skillfully weaves together firsthand accounts and personal letters of these countless young men with historical context to paint their portrait—young soldiers who, either seeking escape from the drudgery of farm work or embracing fantasies of glory, participated in the Civil War.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
Dewey: 973.7
LCCN: 89023959
Lexile Measure: 1060
BISAC category: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
Grade level: Grade 7-9
Physical Information: 10.25" H x 8.00" L x 0.50" W
Lexile Level: 1060
Bargain Category: Social Issues, Reference, Non-Fiction, Middle School, History, High School, Geography, Environment, Biographies, Award Winner, Teaching Resources, U.S. History
Grade level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6018
Reading Level: 7.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
Scholastic Reading Counts Info
Quiz #: Q01524
Reading Level: 7.8   Interest Level: Grades 6-8   Point Value: 6.0