My Vicksburg -- Ann Rinaldi, Paperback

Claire Louise Corbett and her Confederate family flee their home as Union soldiers shell their town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. They venture out from the safety of a cave only three times a day, when the Union army takes their meals at eight in the morning, noon, and eight at night. Although many of the townspeople suffer from a lack of food, the Corbetts receive extra rations from Claire Louise's brother, Landon, a doctor with the Union army. When Claire Louise discovers her brother tending to a Confederate soldier who is responsible for Robert E. Lee's "lost order" (causing the South to lose the Battle of Antietam), she is forced to make a difficult choice between family and friends.

Award-winning historical novelist Ann Rinaldi paints a story of family, courage, and secrets during the forty-seven-day siege of Vicksburg, a battle that has sometimes been ignored in history because it ended the same day as the Battle of Gettysburg.

Author: Ann Rinaldi
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/29/2011
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 6.94h x 4.49w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9780547550008
Age Range: 12-UP

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 130016 / My Vicksburg

About the Author
ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. She lives in central New Jersey.www.annrinaldi.net