This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
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Told with simple language, this emotional story is based on historical accounts of the real Bill Bayly, who defends his family farm near Gettysburg from Rebel troops looking for an AWOL soldier--only a boy--who has been taken in by Bill's mother. Full color.
