Private Captain by Marty Crisp

     Private Captain is a great book about the Civil War.  It has very interesting and convincing characters with very realistic and strong emotions.  The book is very fast in the beginning but slows down towards the end.  It is a great read but it is extremely gory at the end on the battlefield.
     Private Captain is a compelling story about a boy, Ben, trying to find his brother Reuben Reynolds, in the 106th Pennsylvania company "A."  His path leads him to Gettysburg on the fatefull day, July 2nd, 1863.  On his journey he learns the "Rebs" and the "Yanks" are both human. He also learns the true meaning of war.  He, his pesky cousin, a cow, and a dog join him on an amazing, life changing adventure into the minds of innocent civilians, deserters, and enemy soldiers.  I suggest this book to anyone interested in the Civil War or anyone who likes historical fiction and is a little bit familiar with old time language such as anyroad, (anyway) dadblamed, and bootlicker.

                                                              -Math Knight 8