Charley Skedaddle
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Charley Skeddaddle is a story that takes place during
the Civil War (1861-1865) in the North. The main character
is Charley Stephen Quinn. He was a young boy growing up in
New York City without parents. Charley’s older brother
Johnny died at the Battle of Gettysburg. We learned about
Johnny ....
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.... could not
enlist because he was only 12 years old. He was determined
to be a hero like his brother.
Since Charley was too young to be a soldier he became a
drummer-boy for the army. He trained and worked hard to be a
good one. He may have been physically ready for his first
battle, but emotionally he was not. I don’t think he really
knew what killing a person involved. All of his life he
watched the people he cared about be taken away from him.
First, it was his parents, ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
