num_pages: 332
description: Jeff Bussey, a Union volunteer, sees the Civil War from both sides when he is sent to spy on Stand Watie and his Confederate Cherokee raiders
language: English
title: Rifles for Watie
titlecomplete: Rifles for Watie
characters: Noah Babbitt, Heifer Hobbs, Lucy Washbourne, Jefferson Davis Bussey, Asa Clardy, Stand Watie, John Chadwick, Pete Millholland, David Gardner
genres: Historical, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, School, Adventure, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Civil War
ratings_count: 10419
places: Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma
awards: awardedAt: -378662400000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -347126400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books