The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War’s Eve by Joseph A. Altsheler

Joseph A. Altsheler wrote several volumes of fiction that cover the service of Confederate soldier Harry Kenton and his friends as they take part in various battles of the Civil War. Altsheler’s books have been historically popular amoung young readers and adults alike.  This volume covers the runup to the first major battle of the war, First Bull Run, a Confederate victory that signaled the war would be long and deadly.