It is the spring of 1861, and the serenity of Smith County, Mississippi, has been shattered by Abraham Lincoln"s declaration of war on the South. Young and old are taking up arms and marching off to war. But not ten-year-old Frank Russell. Although he is eager to enlist in the Confederate army, he is not allowed. He is too young, too skinny, too weak. After all, he"s just...
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