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The Beginning
Charley is Born. -
Fort Snelling
Ten Companies, including Company K, Charley's company, report to Fort Snelling. -
Fort SNelling
The soldiers start doing drills to prepare for war at Fort Snelling. -
Leaving D.C
Company K leaves for Washinton D.C. arriving there at midnight June 26, 1861. -
Called Into Formation
In the novel, Charley is called into formation on this date. -
Bull Run
The Civil War begins. The first vattle called "Bull Run". -
Nelson's Passing
In the novel, the second day of Bull Run is probably the most tradegic for Charley. Nelson gets shot in the stomach. He asks Charley to untie his shoe and lay a gun at his feet. A few minutes later, Charley heard a gunhot and turned around to se his friend dead. -
Edward's Ferry
Company K was moved to Edwar'd Ferry for the winter. In the novel, this is whre they named streets by whre everyone is from. -
Battle of Ball's Bluff
During the actual Civil War, the second day of Bull Run in the novel is actually the Battle of Ball's Bluff or Goose Creek. It lasted from October 21-22, 1861 -
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Ball's Bluff
The Battle of Ball's Bluff, also known as Goose Creek). -
Trading
Charley trades with a rebel. Charley gives him coffee and the Rebel gives him tobacco. They realize that they are a lot alike, yet totally different. -
Battle of Fredricksburg
In the novel, this is the battle that CHarley supposedly gits "hit". Gary OPaulsen, however, doesn't mention the name. This is the actual name of the battle. It lasted from December 11, 1862- December 15, 1862. -
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The Battle of Fredricksburg
The Battle of Fredricksurb lasted for four days. -
Charley Gets "HIt"
Charley Gets hit in an unnamed battle in the novel. It turns out, that the blood on his shirt was another person's blood from when he killed him. -
Batle of Gettysburg (Real)
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for two days, July 2-3, 1863. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted two days in the Civil War. -
Horse Slaughter
in the novel, Charley as to kil the horses for meat. The meat is to give to the sick and the wounded men, -
The Final Parade
In the actual Civil War, the final parade is the last battle at Fort Snelling. There, 58 old veterans, 70 men who had enlisted later, and 89 new recruits formed two companies, which became the First Battalion Infantry Minnesota Volunteers fought against the rebels for the last time in the Civil War. -
Dead Man's Wall
Charley build a wall out of the dead bodies. The wall was 5 feet high, 30 feet long. After he built it, he slept there by the wall for five hours because it was the only place that he had warmth at the time -
The Battle of Gettysburg (Plot)
Charley gets hit in the knee in the Battle of Gettysburg. -
After Math
After the Civil War, Charley survives in the novel. He bgins to take picnics. On these picnics, he admires all of the pretyty things like meadows and creeks. He thinks about shooting himself, too. In real lfe, Charley dies in December of 1867. -
Confederate Revolver
After the war is over, Charley goe =s on picnics. At the picnics, he has a sack that has a confederate revolver in it. He wants to kill himself with it because he as so sure he was going to die by one in battle anyway. It's also doesn't feel like suicide since he was going to die by one anyway. -
The End
Charley dies.