How Long to Read A World for Lemuel

How Long Does it Take to Read A World for Lemuel?

It takes the average reader and 30 minutes to read A World for Lemuel by Elaine Duckworth

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

It can be said that the American Civil War is our nation''s most felt war. Emotions run deep in all of us, connecting generations like links in a chain and yet our understanding of what happened in the past can be obscured. A 2018 poll by the Southern Poverty Law Center revealed that only eight percent of high school seniors could identify slavery as the cause of the Civil War. My great-grandfather, Moses T. Duckworth, was with the Independent Division of the 24th Army Corps at the Battle of Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865, the date marking the end of the Army of Northern Virginia. His legacy inspires me to tell stories that connect people to the full meaning of Appomattox. My great-grandfather''s brother, Lemuel Duckworth, could look out at the free-flowing water of the James River as it passed him out of Richmond from a prison camp on Belle Isle where he was held captive in the Confederate capital. Lemuel enlisted in the West Virginia Cavalry to join his two older brothers, James and Moses, who were also fighting for the preservation of the Union. At the time of his capture at New Creek, Virginia, on 28 November 1864, Lemuel was a twenty year old farmer, a young man full of idealism and promise. When I learned of his story, I knew it had to be told. I needed to remember his name, by then long forgotten. True to the meaning of his name, "devoted to God," Lemuel showed his devotion in the ultimate sacrifice for comrades and country. He now rests in an unmarked grave, most likely the Unknown Section 3-A of the Richmond National Cemetery. Lemuel''s mother, Mary Jane McGirr, crossed the Atlantic in 1815 when she was only four years old. Like many other untold women of her generation and those who followed, Mary Jane bore thirteen children in her lifetime, never learned to read or write, and inherited land as a widow yet could never vote. She endured with paralysis the last fifteen years of her life and lived with her eldest son, Nathaniel, until her death at age eighty-two. Mary Jane''s petition to the United States Bureau of Pensions was denied after she was unable to satisfy the government that she was Lemuel''s mother. The bloody American Civil War claimed approximately two-thirds an estimated 750,000 soldiers and sailors from disease. Every time I hear a train whistle sound in Richmond, I remember Lemuel with gratitude for all he gave. In that transitory moment of a lonely signal, I''m transported to another time and place. I''m with him in his world. Lemuel''s indelible gift to me is the awareness that his strength and courage reside within me. If you''d like to see some of the places mentioned in "A World for Lemuel," consider a visit to historic Richmond, Virginia. Potomac State College is located where Fort Fuller once was, but there are no surviving buildings from the Civil War period remaining except a modified hospital. While in Richmond, I encourage you to go to Belle Isle, a beautiful recreational park on the swiftly moving James River. You will find a stone memorial there dedicated to the thousand men who died there. You''ll walk the perimeter of the island on a trail that leads past interpretive signs and the crumbling brick wall of a nail foundry that operated during the war. At Historic Tredegar, you''ll see ruins of original buildings and learn more about the early iron industry in Richmond. The adjoining American Civil War Museum interprets many artifacts from the Civil War period that will give you insight and a deeper understanding of the Confederate struggle to maintain slavery. West Virginia''s motto, "Montani Semper Liberi," translates to "Mountaineers are Always Free." The fact that West Virginians and African-Americans together formed a human wall that Appomattox morning to hold back the retreating Army of Northern Virginia serves as a poignant reminder that our country''s greatest transformation occurred the moment Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and the war became a war to end slavery.

How long is A World for Lemuel?

A World for Lemuel by Elaine Duckworth is 29 pages long, and a total of 7,511 words.

This makes it 10% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A World for Lemuel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 41 minutes to read A World for Lemuel aloud.

What Reading Level is A World for Lemuel?

A World for Lemuel is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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