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Drummer boys lead the charge

courageous kids of the Civil War
2021
"In the early 1860s, the United States is torn apart by Civil War. The conflict between the North and the South affects everyone, including many boys who want to join in the fight. Among them are young Edward Black, Lyston and Orion Howe, and Charles Moore. They're too young to fight in combat, but they show their courage by marching to battle as drummer boys. Like any other soldiers in the war, they risk being wounded, captured, or killed in action. But in spite of the risk, these courageous boys bravely face the dangers of war to help fight for their country"--Provided by publisher.

Of age

boy soldiers and military power in the Civil War era
2023
"Enormous numbers of boys and youths served in the American Civil War. The first book to arrive at a careful estimate, [this book] argues that underage enlistees comprised roughly ten percent of the Union army and likely a similar proportion of Confederate forces. Their importance extended beyond sheer numbers. Boys who enlisted without consent deprived parents of badly needed labor and income to which [they] were legally entitled, setting off struggles between households and the military. As the contest over underage enlistees became a referendum on the growing centralization of military and political power, it was the United States, more than the Confederacy, that fought tooth and nail to retain this valuable cohort. How far could the federal government breach the sanctity of the household when the nation's very survival was at stake? Should military officers bow to the will of local and state judges? And what form should the military take to ensure victory while remaining true to the nation's republican principles? As they detail how Americans grappled with these questions, [the authors] introduce readers to common but largely unknown wartime scenarios--parents chasing after regiments to recover their sons, state judges defying the federal government by discharging boys, and recently enslaved African American youths swept up by Union recruiters. Examining the phenomenon from multiple perspectives--legal, military, medical, social, political, and cultural--[this book] demonstrates why underage enlistment is such an important lens for understanding the Civil War and its transformative effects"--Provided by publisher.

In pursuit of liberty

coming of age in the American Revolution
2009
A historical account of the involvement of children and teenagers in the American Revolution as revealed through letters, diaries, and journals.

What they meant for evil

how a lost girl of Sudan found healing, peace, and purpose in the midst of suffering
2019
"One of the first unaccompanied refugee children to enter the United States in 2000, after South Sudan's second civil war took the lives of most of her family, Rebecca's story begins in the late 1980s when, at the age of four, her village was attacked and she had to escape. [This boo k] is the account of that . . . journey"--Amazon.
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A kid's life during the American Civil War

Explores the events of the American Civil War from the perspective of children who lived at the time.

The bite of the mango

Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.

If you were a kid during the Civil War

Introduces children to live during the Civil War.

Beyond their years

stories of sixteen Civil War children

If you were a kid during the Civil War

Provides insight into children's lives during the Civil War, from the perspective of two friends caught on opposite sides of the conflict.

Under siege!

three children at the Civil War battle for Vicksburg
2015
Tells the story of Lucy McRae and Willie Lord, survivors of the battle for Vicksburg in 1863, and describes how they lived in caves and underground bunkers as Union artillery bombarded the town for six week; also tells of young Frederick Grant, son of Ulysses S. Grant, who witnessed the carnage of that battle.

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