Chapter 1 - "packing up the picnic"
My name is Emily. I am 15 years of age and this is my story of how I got lost at sea during the Civil War.The night was cold and dreary and it had just stopped raining. I was out near the lighthouse in Virginia. I was out collecting my picnic basket that I had left early on in the day. I noticed that there was light coming from a building near where we had spent the past few hours. I went to look into one of the windows to see what was going on. While walking up I heard whispers from inside, but I could make out the words, "Lee", "Pennsylvania", and "armies".
Were Lee’s armies moving towards Pennsylvania? Then loud voices from inside filled the air. It was an argument between one man and the others. I guess they weren’t getting along. It turned out I was right.
I heard a cracking noise from behind me and as I turned, a hand went over my mouth and arms grabbed me around my waist. A blindfold went over my eyes and a cloth went inside of my mouth. Then I felt my arms being bound together. A person set me down and I got up and tried to run, but someone caught me and said, "Hail to the C.S.A.” next >>>
