Before the Creeks Ran Red

Timothy and Joseph have very similar lives and problems when the civil war is starting. First, Timothy and the men at their fort find out that the southern people are going to attack all the forts so they leave to go to fort Sumter. They men at the first fort blow up that fort so the southern people cant use it. Second, Joseph and the rest of the town find out that northern troop are coming through their town. So they... Read Full Review

As a Civil War buff I really appreciated her thorough research, and the way these stories were tied in with one another - although this bok is classified as Fiction (but based on actual history), these narratives embodied the soul and essence of critical places and history in the early moments in the Civil War. Those individuals peopling these stories, although fictional for the most part, swept me up in the locale, the events,... Read Full Review

I really enjoyed this book. Although I love historical fiction it isn't as dear to me as regular old fiction, but this book changed that. It is the story of three different boys, all about the same age, living in different places in the US during the months preceding the American Civil War. The first character is Timothy. He is a bugler in Fort Sumter and his story was my favorite. Timothy is an orphan but he's quick... Read Full Review