Under Siege!: Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg

By: Andrea Warren

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Synopsis: Meet Lucy McRae and two other young people, Willie Lord and Frederick Grant, all survivors of the Civil War's Battle for Vicksburg. In 1863, Union troops intend to silence the cannons guarding the Mississippi River at Vicksburg – even if they have to take the city by siege. To hasten surrender, they are shelling Vicksburg night and day. Terrified townspeople, including Lucy and Willie, take shelter in caves – enduring heat, snakes, and near suffocation. On the Union side, twelve-year-old Frederick Grant has come to visit his father, General Ulysses S. Grant, only to find himself in the midst of battle, experiencing firsthand the horrors of war. "Living in a cave under the ground for six weeks . . . I do not think a child could have passed through what I did and have forgotten it." – Lucy McRae, age 10, 1863Period photographs, engravings, and maps extend this dramatic story as award-winning author Andrea Warren re-creates one of the most important Civil War battles through the eyes of ordinary townspeople, officers and enlisted men from both sides, and, above all, three brave children who were there.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 176 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781429948432
Related ISBNs:: 9780374312558
Publisher:: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Addition:: 05/21/25
Copyrighted By:: Andrea Warren
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Teens, Biographies and Memoirs
Grade Levels:: Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:: 10–14
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.