02852cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324501310014126400510027230000470032333600260037033700260039633800360042250000310045850500970048950802060058652012180079253400450201065300400205565300230209565300520211865300330217065300330220365300960223665300740233285600430240699900170244948608UtSlPG20260610134122.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aFanny, Aunt,d1822-189414aThe Orphan's Home Mittens, and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke Island :bBeing the Sixth and Last Book of the Series 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-03-300 aThe orphan's home -- The battle of Roanoke Island -- The last of the mittens -- Miss Secesh.  aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, David Edwards, and the
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available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Orphan's Home Mittens; and George's Account of the Battle of Roanoke Island" by Aunt Fanny is a children's book written in the mid-19th century. This work combines storytelling with themes of compassion and patriotism, set against the backdrop of the Civil War period. It focuses on the experiences of orphans and the impact of the war on families, particularly through the lens of the children waiting for news of their loved ones.  At the start of the book, Aunt Fanny visits a group of children, engaging them with poetry and tales about their efforts to knit mittens for soldiers. The children, living in an Orphan's Home, express their hopes and desires, showcasing the resilience and innocence of youth even amid turbulent times. The narrative quickly transitions into the story of the Orphan's Home, detailing its establishment as a refuge for destitute children and introducing characters like George, the older brother whose adventures in the Civil War bring a deeper understanding of valor and loss to the children's lives. The opening sets a vivid emotional tone that emphasizes both the warmth of childhood friendships and the harsh realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aChildren's stories  aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction  aSoldiers -- Juvenile fiction  aOrphans' Home and Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New York -- Juvenile fiction  aRoanoke Island (N.C.) -- History -- Capture, 1862 -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48608  c89447d89447