Nellie The War Chick: A true Civil War Story - Hardcover

by Gregory Newson (Author)

One past summer, the New York Times's burst open a long-overdue conversation about how stories of Black Americans history need to be told through the lens of Black Americans themselves.

Does every book concerning the African-American during the American civil war be focused on cruelty and exploitation?

This heartfelt story "Nellie the War Chick" will confirm your leadership role in your community, that YOU are the gateway librarian, book seller to true heartfelt whole family entertainment outlet about the southland of America prior to and during the Civil War. This is a true story about Robert E. Lee's pet chicken who "Sort a Life of Purpose". And the General's bodacious cook and body servant; William Mack Lee during our American Civil War. After the war William Mack Lee was a frequent guest on the Veterans reunion circuit telling of his adventures as General Lee's cook.

Here's Williams "Mack" Lee's confession July 3, 1863: "The onliest time that Marse Robert ever scolded me," said William Mack Lee, "in de whole fo' years dat I followed him through the wah, was, down in de Wilderness--Seven Pines-- near Richmond. I remembah dat day jes lak it was yestiday.

"Whilst we was in Petersburg, Marse Robert had done got him a little black hen from a man and we named the little black hen Nellie. She was a good hen, and laid mighty nar every day. We kep' her in de ambulants, whar she had her nest." William "Bill" Mack Lee. See free review flip book. https: //newsonpublishing.com/nellie-the-war-chick/