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My Vicksburg

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By Ann Rinaldi
Publisher HMH Trade
My Vicksburg
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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 Louises 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. Lees lost order (causing the South to lose the Battle of Antietam), she is forced to make a difficult choice between family and friends. Awardwinning historical novelist Ann Rinaldi paints a story of family, courage, and secrets during the fortysevenday siege of Vicksburg, a battle that has sometimes been ignored in history because it ended the same day as the Battle of Gettysburg.

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34469 words34,469 words
160 pages160 pages
Lexile 630LLexile 630L
Grade 6 to 9Grade 6 to 9
Age 11-14Age 11-14
Published 2009Published 2009

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9780152066246

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