Two Girls of Gettysburg

Lizzie and Rosanna are cousins, and even though they are polar opposite in personality, they are best friends as well. However their friendship is challenged when the Civil War breaks out. Rosanna is from a southern state and thinks she is madly in love with a rebel soldier. Lizzie is much more of a conservative mind and is sometimes shocked by Rosanna's wild spirit. When her own father and brother head off to war, Lizzie becomes very agitated that Rosanna won't choose a side to be on, and secretly fears that Rosanna believes in the south's cause. Not only has the Civil War ripped these cousin's country apart, it is tearing their family apart as well.

'Two Girls of Gettysburg' is the first book I have ever read that takes place during the Civil War. It was fascinating to me to get to peak into the lives of the people of this time period. I can't imagine what it would be like to literally have a war going on in your front yard. This must have been such a terrible time for our country, because every death, every drop of blood shed, was an American. The "enemy" of today may have been the friend of yesterday. You simply can't learn the emotion of history from a history book that's full of dates and facts. That's why I love historical fiction. It's the only way for me to really connect with the people. If you love American history then you will love this book!