West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Type:Paperback He arrested and imprisoned thousands

He arrested and imprisoned thousands for “war crimes

and sacrifice have made up and sustained our collective memory

one of Early's brigades under John Gordon occupied Gettysburg and spilled the first blood there days before the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil began on July 1

When the Union later tried to capture the temporary sand fortifications of Battery Wagner (protecting Charleston) and Fort Fisher (protecting Wilmington) they employed similar tactics but with disastrous results

West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Type:Paperback He arrested and imprisoned thousandsWhen Thomas Reynold's best friend, Daniel Russell, a slave by birth, was in danger of being taken from his kindly owner and sold by a heartless bank owner, Thomas and his pa devised a dangerous plan to help Daniel escape westward into Indian Territory. Set during the early days of the Civil War, in the spring of 1862, in the northwest corner of Arkansas, "West to Freedom" is the story of that journey and the dangers encountered along the way.