Charley Goddard
What is Charley's hometown and state?
Winona, Minnesota
What are the names of the two warring groups in the American Civil War?
The Union and the Confederates
How does Charley travel from Winona, Minnesota to Fort Snelling, Minnesota?
He walks.
What is the name of Charley's friend who is shot in the stomach?
Nelson
In the book, Charley observes that every battle contains a ___________ and a _________________.
forest
meadow
Why does Charley go to Fort Snelling to enlist rather than enlist in Winona?
The people at Fort Snelling will not know how old he is.
In what years did The Civil War in the United States begins and end?
1861-1865
What is the name of the military group that Charley joins?
First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment
Name TWO things they eat a lot of in the army.
coffee
beans
salt pork
What type of disease were most soldiers dying from?
dysentery
How much money do Charley and the other soldiers get paid each month?
$11
Which battle in the book had the most casualties?
The Battle of Gettysburg
Where does Charley go to enlist in the Union army?
Fort Snelling
Union soldiers gave ___________ meat to the injured soldiers.
horse
Other than battle wounds, what do most of the soldiers die from?
disease
How old is Charley when he decides to enlist in the Union army?
15 years old
Name the two named locations where a battle takes place in the book.
Bull Run (Manassas Junction)
Gettysburg
How does Charley Goddard travel from Fort Snelling to the South for his first battle?
Train
Who were the people who came out from Washington to sit on the hill, picnic, and watch the battle?
Congressmen and their families.
What does Charley say "falls" over his eyes when he is shot at the end of chapter 9 "Gettysburg"?
What are the main reasons Charley Goddard wants to join the army? Name AT LEAST two.
He wants to be a man.
He wants the salary.
He wants to travel and have some fun in the “shooting war.”
What state can you find Bull Run?
Virginia
When Charley is witnessing lanterns across the fields, what were the men doing?
Looking for fallen soldiers
Name AT LEAST 3 things that Charley swears he will not do when he is in the army?
desert his post
traffic with the enemy
steal from his fellow soldiers
act immoral or without decency
According to the novel, what is another name for "soldier's heart"?
PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder