War Children is a novel written by John Tyler Wheelwright and published in 1908. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the lives of two children, a brother and sister, who are forced to grow up quickly as they face the harsh realities of war. The siblings, John and Elsie, live in a small town in Virginia and are separated from their father, who has joined the Confederate army. Their mother is left to care for them and struggles...