I shall be near to you
By: Erin Lindsay McCabe
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print basic series; Thorndike Press large print basic series
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9781410468659
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Impersonation; Husband and wife; Survival; Fiction; Soldiers; Large type books; American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658; War; History
Description: Rosetta doesn't want her new husband Jeremiah to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make enough money that they'll be able to afford their own farm someday. Though she's always worked by her father's side as the son he never had, now that Rosetta is a wife she's told her place is inside with the other women. But Rosetta decides her true place is with Jeremiah, no matter what that means, and to be with him she cuts off her hair, hems an old pair of his pants, and signs up as a Union soldier. Rosetta drills with the men, prepares herself for battle, and faces the tension as her husband comes to grips with having a fighting wife. Fearing discovery of her secret, Rosetta's strong will clashes with Jeremiah's as their marriage is tested by war. Inspired by over 250 documented accounts of the women who fought in the Civil War while disguised as men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-483).