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In 1863, as the Civil War threatens her quiet Pennsylvania town, nine‑year‑old Virginia records in a journal the awful events she witnesses before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg. Her diary offers a child’s perspective on the conflict’s violence and its impact on everyday life in a small community.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: History/Military History
Authors: Mary Pope Osborne
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