The family celebrates the victory, knowing nothing of how terrible the battles truly were.Īfter General Grant’s victories, people start to doubt and compare General McClellan, who was once featured in the newspaper in the north as being a “Brilliant” General. Grant early victories for the Union at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. In the early stages of the war, Ulysses S. After every victory and every loss, the public opinion about the war and the Generals change from the slightest bit of news they hear. Most of his brothers join the Union but Bill, his favorite brother, goes to join the Confederation.Īs the story progresses each of the brothers send mails to the family describing how to warfront is doing, which was contrary to how the newspapers described the warfront. As the war escalates, Jethro’s older brothers and his teacher go to help the war effort. The story sets off on a farm in southern Illinois, where Jethro and his mother, Ellen Creighton, live with his 8 siblings. In the book Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt, is set in the 1800’s during the civil war between the Union, the northern parts of America, and the confederation, the southern parts of America.
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