Author: Laurie Lawlor

Publisher & Date of Publication: Jamestown Publishers 2000

Time Period: Civil War & Indian War

Point of View: Omniscient Third Person

Theme: A15-year-old Confederate soldier gets captured and sent to Fort Rice in the upper Missouri when he takes an oath. There, he discovers the real meaning to become a hero.

Setting/Location: Dakota Territory (Fort Rice) 1860's

Main Characters:

Name: Role in Story:

1. John Griffith Allen, Griff a 15-year-old soldier
2. Wiley Griff's friend and fellow soldier
3. Alma Griff's Indian friend and helper

John Griffith Allen is an adventurous 15-year-old soldier of the Confederate Army. He is frightened when he nears battle for he is only fifteen and hadn't tasted the real meaning of war. He thinks that if he joins the army, he will become a hero when he goes home. He gets paid when steals a pig...