In The Ranks is a historical novel written by Amanda Minnie Douglas and published in 1874. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the life of a young girl named Dolly, who lives in a small town in the North. When her brother joins the Union Army, Dolly becomes determined to do her part for the war effort and volunteers as a nurse. Throughout the novel, Dolly experiences the horrors of war firsthand as she tends to wounded soldiers...