Georgia Sharpshooter Book Report

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The book, Georgia Sharpshooter, should be a book that students read in eighth grade. This book is about William Montgomery's journal entries while fighting in the Confederacy in the Civil War. The book contains useful information about what it was like being a soldier in the Civil War. Montgomery journals about the long hikes through the wilderness and battles he fought. He fought in important battles such as The Battle of Bull Run and The Battle of Lookout Mountain. He fought in the army for three years and was injured seven times. The book can be a little boring at times, due to the fact that Montgomery is not trying to make his entrees interesting, he is just stating what happened. Even though it can be boring at times it should still be

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