Who Would Not Be a Soldier! The Boys of the 20th Maine

A fictional account of a young Maine farmer who volunteers for the 20th Maine Infantry along with many friends from his home in Aroostook County. They soon learn that the demands of Army life require endurance and a very good sense of humor. They are first called in at the Battle of Fredericksburg and survive confusing orders and terrible Rebel fire, but they survive. Their young colonel, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, does not lead from behind, he is in the fray. A forced march to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania brings them to one of the most historic battlefields of the war. They are challenged and they
endure. For Young Adult readers.