John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer BoyDo you have what it takes to run off and join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what John Lincoln Clem, a nine-year-old boy living in Ohio,...Kristin O TubbE F Abbott
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Civil War The main focus of this site is to share information and stories of and about underage Civil War soldiers. During 1861-1865 over 200,000 aged 17 or below served in the Union Army. The Confederacy likewise enlisted thousands for its cause. Most served as drummer boys, musicians and...
When the war broke out, both sides wanted the Five Civilized Tribes, led by the Cherokees, and each got around half. The Confederacy sent Brigadier General Albert Pike to recruit them, and he did a pretty good job. A strange, brilliant, man, Pike's career as a General is a minor foo...
Civil War Drummer BoyWhen Johnny joins the Confederate Army as a drummer boy, he enters a world full of patriotism and adventure, breathtaking hot-air balloons, cannons and campfires. His job is to drum rhythms that tell soldiers what to do. But the...Verla Kay...
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Meet the Drummer Boy Hero. Continue reading → This entry was posted in American history and tagged Civil War, Medal of Honor, Orion P. Howe on June 4, 2017. A.Y.’s Costly Mistake A UNIFORM’S COLOR NEARLY LOST AN IMPORTANT TOOL You’ve got one. I’ve got one. Everyone from ...
Dr. Walker and the Civil War A picture of Mary Walker that allows us to see the furrows in her brow as she continued to stubbornly stick to her values. This book is eye-opening and brings to the forefront many women's rights issues that we may not even be aware of. ...
Nast: “The Drummer Boy of Our Regiment” (1863) Published in Harper’s Weekly, December 19, 1863. Lincoln: Address to Special Session of Congress (4 July 1861) “Our popular Government has often been called an experiment…” Homer: “A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac” (1861) ...
soldier diaries and a drum that belonged to Winfield Brewer, who joined the 99th Indiana Infantry at the age of 14 and served as regimental drummer boy. By 2012, the museum also is scheduled to be the steward of some of the old marble headstones of Civil War veterans buried in Valparaiso...