Flags of the 47th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Taken from Indiana University Department of History. Henry Lawson Bert was born at Jimstown, Ohio, on August 15, 1845, the son of Peter Bert and…
Before the American Civil War, Midshipmen studied for four years at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. They also trained aboard ships each summer. When the Civil War…
Born around 1847 in Millwood, Guernsey County, Ohio, Thomas Vance enlisted in the Union Army in the 69th OVI Company I in 1862. Lying about his age to get in…
Thomas Vance’s service record entry muster out Nine letters that Thomas wrote during the Civil War were preserved and sent to Bowling Green State University. The letters dating between April…
Thomas Vance’s wound record Nine letters that Thomas wrote during the Civil War were preserved and sent to Bowling Green State University. The letters dating between April 8, 1862 and…
a self-portrait sketch of Julian Scott a sketch by Julian of his home Julian Scott was 15 years old when he enlisted as drummer and fifer with the 3rd Vermont…
William Bircher lived in Minnesota when fighting began in the civil war. Like most 15 year-old boys William was excited by this war business. William wanted to become a solider…
William Horsfall was just 14 when he left home with three friends, without money, or a warning to his parents, and stealthily boarded the steamer, Annie Laurie, moored at the…
Aaron’s story told by a descendant Aaron’s grave with GAR marker Romaine Stauffer Aaron Stauffer [1847-1869] enlisted in 1864 at age 17, trained in Harrisburg, assigned to infantry, wounded at…
THE DRUMMER BOY OF SHILOH Among the many who fell on the Federal side was little Henry Burke, the 13-year-old drummer boy, who…
Journey Into Darkness takes place during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1864. It is the story of Duane Kinkade’s journey through the war in search of his father.…
Blake’s Story, Revenge and Forgiveness takes place during the Kentucky Campaign of the American Civil War from 1861 to 1862. It is the story of Blake Bradford’s journey into the war…
Amidst the excitement of preparing for war, before the first significant battles were fought, the reality of death hit the headlines. Brooklyn Eagle, June 13, 1861, War Intelligence, “The Death of…
Charles “Charley” King Great sacrifices were made at the Battle of Antietam. And one very small one. Charles ‘Charley’ King was from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest child…
LITTLE EDDIE THE DRUMMER BOY A story from the US Civil War LITTLE EDDIE THE DRUMMER-BOY. A REMINISCENCE OF WILSON’S CKEEK. A few days before our regiment received orders to…
William Hugh McDowell Most young readers of Civil War historic fiction meet Hugh for the first time in Elaine Marie Alphin’s book Ghost Cedet. In the story, Benjy, a teenager visiting…
A Young Confederate Casualty This unknown 14-year-old Confederate boy soldier was killed by bayonet at Fort Mahone. EDWIN JENNISON – a Confederate Drummer Boy. Private Edwin Jennison of the Georgia…
Lyston Howe, age 10 Orion Howe, age 13 The stories of Lyston and Orion Howe can be found in G. Clifton Wisler’s book, When Johnny Went Marching. Their father, William Howe, was…
This image on the left appears in an on-line search of Civil War drummer boys with text telling about young boys who served in the war. It does not identify…
Prepared by J. Arthur Moore Introduction Introduction James Marten, in his collection of essays about Children and Youth During the Civil War Era, wrote that the question had been raised, “Have…
