James Edmond, a sixteen-year-old orphan, keeps a journal of his experiences and those of G Company which he joined as a volunteer in the Union Army during the Civil War.

 

This book is part of a book series called My Name Is America .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 187 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Scholastic .

Jim Murphy is a children's book author who has been awarded the Newbery Honor twice and is the winner of a Sibert Medal. He's worked in the publishing industry and is now a freelance writer. He lives with his wife and sons in Maplewood, New Jersey.