Why would the soldiers who come to search the house not go to Prospect Point?
Why would the soldiers who come to search the house not go to Prospect Point?
Eb says he cannot go to the house because he does not want Ellen and Matt to know or to get into trouble. Eb says Point Prospect is an awful place—all the deserters are angry and violent. Jethro fills him in on everyone in the family and tells him about the Federal Registrars that came looking for Eb.
What does Jethro do after he finds EB?
Authorities come to see if Jethro’s cousin, Eb, is being hidden at the Creighton family home, as he is a deserter. Jethro eventually finds Eb and helps him. Eb wants to rejoin the war but knows it isn’t possible. Jethro writes a letter to President Lincoln for counsel.
What did EB do when he rejoined the army Across Five Aprils?
What does Eb do when he rejoins the army? He dug ditches, chopped wood, and built bridges.
What is point prospect in Across Five Aprils?
When Tom dies, Jenny writes the date of his death, and when Jenny marries Shad, Jethro writes the date of her wedding by her name. The bible is a record of the family’s history. Point Prospect: As deserters flock in, Point Prospect becomes a campground for young soldiers who have fled the army.
Who is John in Across Five Aprils?
John Creighton: John is the eldest of the remaining children in the family. He is married to Nancy, and has sons of his own. He and his family live in a cabin that is a half-mile away from the Creighton home. Although he is more impatient than Bill, he is very close to Bill.
What happened to Jethro’s sister Mary?
Chap 1: What happened to Jethro’s sister Mary? Mary died in the winter of 1859. She and her friend Rob were at a dance when a group of uninvited drunk boys started causing trouble. Travis Burdow, a drunk boy followed her and Rob as they were heading home.
Why does Bill leave home in chapter 3 of Across Five Aprils?
He fills Jethro in on all the details about how the fight between them was a long time coming. But the biggest blow is that Bill tells Jethro that he’s leaving to fight in the war. Like, pronto. The reason for the abrupt departure is that Bill plans on fighting for the South while his father and John support the North.
Why does Ellen think she’s a soft mother?
Why did Ellen think she was a soft mother? Because she cares for Jethro the most because he is the last son. Why did Jethro say he has left childhood behind him in that March of 1862? He has to be the man of the house and his maturity changed.
Where does Shad go when heads out to war?
Shad acknowledges this and says that war makes him a little panic-y and leaving her kind of freaks him out. Jeth asks when he’s leaving, and we learn that both Shad and John head out in a week—John to Chicago and Shad to Philadelphia.
What did Tom’s letter say in Across Five Aprils?
The Creightons’ neighbor, Ed Turner, finally brings them a letter from Tom. In it, Tom says that he and Eb are fine and describes some of the fighting and tells them how many of the soldiers froze to death after tossing away their blankets for easier travel. Ellen grows stiff and silent upon reading the account.
What is the main message in Tom’s letter to the family?
Tom’s letter lets the family know that he and Eb are both still alive and well. They were both at Fort Henry, where the Navy handled most of the fighting, and at Fort Donelson, where casualties fell most heavily on the foot soldiers like them.
What did Tom’s letter say?
“I didn’t do a good job of that did I? That being said I do have some genuine concerns. I feel you are wrapped up in your past relationship and you carry those burdens in your heart. To be fair, I’ve shouldered a lot and I felt at times I was a lifeline.
Why did Jenny go to Washington?
Matt Creighton first grants his daughter Jenny permission to travel to Washington to be by the side of her beau, Shadrach Yale, who has been critically wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg. He later gives her permission to be married to Shadrach.
Was Jenny’s trip to Washington worthwhile explain?
I believe Jenny’s trip to Washington was worthwhile because not only is she able to help Shad regain strength to live but she cooks for the wounded and helps at the hospital daily.