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 ...
As Charley is marching about West Chester and playing his new drum, practicing as if he is a drummer in the Civil War. He encounters a man in a blue uniform with the insignia of a captain riding on a horse. Charley’s drumming had spooked the horse. The uniform caused Charley to not...
After the battle, John became popularly known as the “Drummer Boy of Chickamauga.” John was captured by Confederate cavalrymen in October of 1863 while serving in Georgia as a train guard. The Confederates took his US Army uniform, including his cap that had three bullet holes in it, ...
The Civil War for Kids History explodes in this activity guide spanning the turmoil preceding secession, the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the fierce battles on land and sea, and finally the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. Making butternut dye for a Rebel uniform, learning drills and si...
“Photograph shows portrait of Confederate veteran James Monroe Fears with his son, Arch Franklin Fears, in uniform.”; the GAR veteran and American sailorunidentifiedin the photo –“Photograph shows portrait of Union veteran in G.A.R. uniform with medals and World War I sailor, probably ...
Making butternut dye for a Rebel uniform, learning drills and signals with flags, decoding wigwag, baking hardtack, reenacting battles, and making a medicine kit bring this pivotal period in our nation's history to life. Eye Witness Civil War Eyewitness Civil War includes everything from the...
PAGE PAGE 23 Civil War on Sunday Magic Tree House #21 Chapter 1: A Light in the Woods Jack looked out his window. It was a dreary Sunday afternoon. There were dark clouds in the sky. Thunder rumbled in the distance. Jack stared down the street at the Frog Creek woods. When is the...