Characters
Family
General Civil War Info
Plot Points
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Jethro Creighton
Who is the main character?
100
She died in a wagon accident caused by Travis Burdow.
What happened to Jethro's sister, Mary?
100
Robert E. Lee
Who is the leader of the Confederate army?
100
Dave Burdow
Who is the man who protected Jethro when Guy Wortman tried to hurt him?
200
Ellen and Matt Creighton
Who are Jethro's parents
200
He died at Pittsburg Landing during the Civil War.
What happened to Jethro's brother Tom?
200
U. S. Grant
Who ended up as the Commander of the Union army?
200
Burned their barn and put coal oil in the well.
What happend when the vigilantes attacked the Creighton farm?
300
Bill Creighton
Who is Jethro's brother that fought for the South
300
He deserted from the Union Army and was allowed to rejoin with little penalty.
Who is Jethro's cousin, Eb.
300
General George McClellan
Who ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1864?
300
Because he was severely wounded at Gettysburg and his aunt found him almost dying in a hospital in Washington DC.
Why does Jenny go to Washington DC with Ross Milton?
400
Shad Yale
Who is Jethro's teacher and the man who married his sister Jenny?
400
He had a heart attack.
What was Jethro's father's sickness?
400
William Tecumseh Sherman
Who is the general who took Atlanta and marched his way to the sea with his army?
400
because she won't let him read one of Shad's letters.
Why does Jethro get so mad at Jenny?
500
Ross (Red) Milton
Who is the editor of the newspaper in Newton?
500
She had a coffee (caffeine) addiction.
Why did Jethro's mother have bad headaches?
500
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the President of the United States and also wrote a personal letter to Jethro?
500
because he doesn't want to dump a hard decision on his sick father.
Why does Jethro not tell his father about finding Eb in the woods?
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