The American Civil War from a Different Perspective
Death and the Drummer Boy: Facing Death During the American Civil War Prepared by J. Arthur Moore During the years of the Civil War, death and dying became an even…
1st Class Ship’s Boy or Powder Monkey
Boys, like this one aboard the U.S.S. New Hampshire, were called powder monkeys because they ran bags of gunpowder from the stores below deck to the gun crews, moving with…
Profiles of Young Civil War Soldiers Part 1
Gathered by J. Arthur Moore three boys from the book, Blake’s Story Revenge and Forgiveness More than 200,000 under-aged boys, 17 years old and younger and some as young as…
The American Civil War from a Different Perspective
David Wood, age 10 Company A, 6th Missouri Cavalry David Wood was 10 years old when the war broke out. His father, Samuel, had moved the family from Ohio to…
From the desk of J. Arthur Moore, author and retired teacher
The folks at LitFire Publishing and I will be bringing to you a series of articles about a part of the American Civil War that most people know little about,…
The American Civil War from a Different Perspective Part 2
Prepared by J. Arthur Moore picture from Blake ’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness written by J. Arthur Moore and Blake B. Brodzinski Copyright 2015 J. Arthur Moore As the Civil…
The History of the Boys of the American Civil War
Prepared by J. Arthur Moore picture from Blake’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness written by J. Arthur Moore and Blake B. Brodzinski Copyright 2015 J. Arthur Moore Introduction During the years…
The American Civil War from a Different Perspective Part 1
Prepared by J. Arthur Moore picture from Blake’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness written by J. Arthur Moore and Blake B. Brodzinski Copyright 2015 J. Arthur Moore Introduction During the…