Charley
The town Charley is from
What is Winona, Minnesota?
The year the Civil War started
1861
"Nobody thought it would be so bad. Nobody thought it could be so bad."
Foreshadowing
What does hullabaloo mean in this context?
They were having town meetings and nailing up posters... and the excitement was so high Charley had seen girls faint at the meetings, just faint from the noise and hullabaloo. It was better than a circus.
commotion/excitement/chaos
Charley's brother's name
What is Orren?
When did the Civil War end?
1865
What literary device is present here: "All in all, it was a simply grand way to go off to war."
Irony
What does commissary mean?
"There was talk of hanging the commissary officer."
What happened to Charley's dad?
He was killed by a horse
Which was the bloodiest battle of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg
"He heard the bullets hitting the men-- little thunk slaps-- and saw the men falling."
Onomatopoeia
Adept
"He became adept at camp survival."
very skilled
What battle does Charley believe his is at last dying in?
Gettysburg
What were young boys used as instead of soldier's? For example, if they had known Charley's real age.
Runners or drummer boys
Bullets flew past him with evil little snaps and snickers they cut the air.
Alliteration
Mutiny
"Having to shoot each horse...put him on the edge of mutiny."
What does Charley trade with the Rebel?
coffee for tobacco
What regiment was Charley a part of
First Minnesota Volunteers
... he saw the red veil of death come down over his eyes...
metaphor
Demoralized
"But five smashing volleys of accurate fire had demoralized the Rebels..."
lost confidence or hope