My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi (Published by Harcourt, May 4, 2009)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.
Ann Rinaldi is one of my favorite authors of historical fiction so this book is sure to be an enjoyable read. I've read a lot of books about the Civil War, but none about this particular event, so hopefully it will be different enough from all the other Civil War books out there.
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Thanks for bringing this book to my attention. It's definitely an interesting part of the War Between the States and should be educational as well as entertaining!
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