Johnny Comes Marching
Devastated by the death of his Confederate father, and amid rumors of his father''s cowardice, fourteen-year-old Johnny Shipley, now orphaned, is on fire to kill Yankees, salvage his family''s name, and prove himself a man. Johnny must find a way to get into the conflict. But how? He is drawn into numerous adventures and misadventures, but principally into friendship with Jeremiah, a runaway slave...
Devastated by the death of his Confederate father, and amid rumors of his father''s cowardice, fourteen-year-old Johnny Shipley, now orphaned, is on fire to kill Yankees, salvage his family''s name, and prove himself a man. Johnny must find a way to get into the conflict. But how? He is drawn into numerous adventures and misadventures, but principally into friendship with Jeremiah, a runaway slave...
