Memoir of Tillie Pierce: an Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg (First-Person Histories)
By (Author) Pamela Dell
Capstone Press
Capstone Press
1st January 2017
United States
Children
Non Fiction
973.7349
Paperback
32
Tillie Pierce was 15 years old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged around her. The three-day battle fought in July 1863 proved to be the deadliest of the Civil War and the turning point of the conflict. Go behind the scenes and follow the bloody battle in Tillie's own words.
...a good way to study first-person accounts, writing, and historical events. While the information is not detailed enough for a middle school research paper, it would be a place to get started or might benefit a struggling reader.-- "School Library Connection"