Reviews for I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires

The average rating for I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-30 00:00:00 Brian Hewes I was a bit disappointed that this book, the sequel to "William Henry Is a Fine Name", was not as good a read as the first one. I didn't like the plot of this one as much; it wasn't as interesting to me. However, it did have good details about what the civilians went through during the last two years of the Civil War, in the North and in the South. My favorite part was about the families burying valuables before the soldiers confiscated them. My fifth-grade teacher told my class stories about her great-grandparents who had done that very thing, and that in the passage of time had forgotten where the valuables were stashed, so they were most likely still somewhere on that property! I was fascinated to imagine that! Good childhood memories!

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-26 00:00:00 Joshua Hare I loved this sequel to William Henry is a Fine Name and read it in less than two days. The author captures the heartache and injustice of slavery and the grim reality of war-torn America during the Civil War. She does not gloss over the tragedy or messiness of this conflict but portrays hope and redemption in the midst of the struggle.