1. Describe how a mill like that in Roswell operated in the 1850s and 1860s. What, exactly, would Hannalee's job entail?

2. Describe Roswell, Georgia as it was prior to the Civil War. What role did it play in the war? What happened to it? Was the mill rebuilt? What is Roswell like today?

3. Why did General Hood abandon Atlanta? What did he hope to achieve in Tennessee near the war's end?

4. What might have happened had General Hood's forces won the battle at Franklin?

5. Make a map of Hannalee's travels.

Beatty says she used the roads and trails that would have existed in 1864 and 1865. Can you find any of them?

6. Some Tennessee and Kentucky families had members fighting on each side of the Civil War. Hannalee uses this fact to help her avoid mistreatment when she tries to disguise herself.

What...