Download or read book Nine Days a Soldier written by Joy Demarse and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1814, as British troops approached their home town of Plattsburgh, New York, a group of teenaged students from Plattsburgh Academy volunteered to defend their home town against the invaders.