Old Abe, eagle hero
Subtitle: the Civil War's most famous mascot
By: written by Patrick Young ; illustrated by Anne Lee
Contributors: Lee, Anne, illustrator
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Kane Miller
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tulsa, OK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781935279235
Subjects: United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865); Miscellanea; Regimental histories; United States; Old Abe (Eagle); Eagles; History; Juvenile literature; Biography; Mascots
Other titles: Old Abe, the eagle hero
Description: Gives children a bird's-eye view of history via the "biography" of Old Abe, an eagle who served as mascot for the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and eventually went on to appear at the Chicago Wold's Fair in 1865, following his "retirement." Includes facts about eagles.