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Descubre un mundo infinito de historias

Escucha y lee

Pamela Dell

Tillie Pierce was 15 years old when the Battle of Gettysburg raged around her. The three-day battle fought in July 1863 proved to be the deadliest of the Civil War and the turning point of the conflict. Go behind the scenes and follow the bloody battle in Tillie’s own words.

Various Narrators

Capstone Press

First-Person Histories

Memoir of Tillie Pierce: An Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg

Susie King Taylor, born a slave in 1848, would learn to read at secret schools and go on to teach countless others to read and write. Follow the course of the Civil War in her own words as she remembers her work as a nurse and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers.

Memoir of Susie King Taylor: A Civil War Nurse