"True To His Colors" by Harry Castlemon is a story that unfolds in the time right before the American Civil War, possibly written near after. It's about cousins Rodney and Marcy Gray, and how they have different beliefs about what's going on while they're at a military school dealing with Confederate and Union flags. Their problems show the bigger disagreements in the country at the time, and how the young people in the South felt as war was coming closer. The story starts with a big disagreement at the school about which flag stands for what they believe in. Rodney wants to take down the Union flag and put up the Confederate one, but Marcy is determined to keep their current flag up, representing a group of students loyal to the Union. This sets the stage for difficult arguments between the students, foreshadowing the personal and political conflicts that will happen as their country heads towards war.
True To His Colors
By Harry Castlemon
Amidst a nation divided, two cousins find themselves on opposing sides of a heated conflict within their military academy as they quarrel over the flag that symbolizes their allegiances.
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About the AuthorCharles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
Charles Austin Fosdick, better known by his nom de plume Harry Castlemon, was a prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels, intended mainly for boys. He was born in Randolph, New York, and received a high school diploma from Central High School in Buffalo, New York. He served in the Union Navy from 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil War, acting as the receiver and superintendent of coal for the Mississippi River Squadron. Fosdick had begun to write as a teenager, and drew on his experiences serving in the Navy in such early novels as Frank on a Gunboat (1864) and Frank on the Lower Mississippi (1867). He soon became the most-read author for boys in the post-Civil War era, the golden age of children's literature.
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