West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Type:Paperback Horses and mules powered the

Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies

He arrested and imprisoned thousands for “war crimes

When the Union later tried to capture the temporary sand fortifications of Battery Wagner (protecting Charleston) and Fort Fisher (protecting Wilmington) they employed similar tactics but with disastrous results

and sacrifice have made up and sustained our collective memory

The Southern percussion six-shot (cap and ball) revolver

West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship (J. Arthur Moore- JUV) Type:Paperback Horses and mules powered theWhen Thomas Reynold's best friend, Daniel Russell, a slave by birth, was in danger of being taken from his kindly owner and sold by a heartless bank owner, Thomas and his pa devised a dangerous plan to help Daniel escape westward into Indian Territory. Set during the early days of the Civil War, in the spring of 1862, in the northwest corner of Arkansas, "West to Freedom" is the story of that journey and the dangers encountered along the way.