Captured! A Boy Trapped in the Civil War

by Mary Blair Immel

Overview

Fourteen-year-old Johnny Ables left his farm in southern Kentucky one morning in early 1862 to gather wood, riding into danger and adventure he could never have imagined. A desperate group of Confederate soldiers kidnapped Johnny for his horses and wagon. Forced into battle at Fort Donelson, Johnny endured cannon fire and hand-to-hand combat and was stranded freezing, alone, and dazed among wounded and dying men. After a miserably cramped voyage by steamboat and train, Johnny and his kidnappers were marched to Camp Morton Prison in Indianapolis. There, Johnny struggled to survive.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871951885
Publisher:	Indiana Historical Society
Publication date:	09/28/2005
Pages:	153
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 15 Years