Charley Skedaddle Charley Skeddaddle is a story that takes place during the Civil War (1861-1865) in the North. The main character is Charley Stephen Quinn. He was a young boy growing up in New York City without parents. Charley’s older brother Johnny died at the Battle of Gettysburg. We learned about Johnny through Charley’s memories. He lives with his older sister Noreen, who recently became engaged to be married. Charley was involved in …showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…Americans than any other war in history. So many times we do things for the wrong reasons and never question why. I do not believe in war, and feel we can settle our differences with words, not killing. It would have been nice to read more about Charley’s later life, because we do not know if he returns to Granny or ever sees his sister again. At times the book seemed a little boring.