The main character  Homer – A boy who was taken away from his parents and now he lives with his uncle that is very mean. So he goes out to find his brother that was sold to the union army.

The minor characters  Squint- uncle  Mr. bean- helps homer find his brother  Stink- Friend  Mr. reed – helps homer get healed  Mr. willow – tries to capture homer

Summary  Twelve year old orphan homer runs away from pine swamp, main to find his older brother who has been to the union army. With help homer outwits and outruns a colorful assortment of a civil war era thieves, scallywags and spies as he makes his way south, following clues that finely lead him to Gettysburg. read it to find out what happens to homer p. figg.