Civil War Virginia

I was tired last night and decided to pick up whatever book was on my bookstand. There were library books there. I spent time in the children's section last time I was there, and on top was another "Dear America" book. Last night was spent with When Will This Cruel War Be Over? The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

Reading a book set in the south during the Civil War was very different. I've always heard how the Union was the right side. I never really thought about how the south thought they were right, their dead, etc. I still don't agree with the south, but it helped me think about the fact they were people, too, and not just statistics.

Once again, I'm not sure I'd want a child reading this book, at least not until they were in their teens. The book opens with the girl's brother dying, and before the book ends her mother, uncle, father, and baby cousin all die. I know this was life during the Civil War, but it still was a depressing book.