participation, juvenile

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States. Presented in Spanish.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

Draws from regimental histories and first-person accounts to reconstruct the daily routines and military experiences of Gustav Schurmann, who, at the age of twelve, was one of the youngest soldiers to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

Tells the stories of forty-nine young Americans who participated in the Civil War as soldiers, spies, drummers, and buglers. Includes photographs.

Includes letters, diaries, and journals of twenty young people from all walks of life, reflecting their experiences in the pivotal period in American history from 1767 to 1789.

The night before a battle in the Civil War, drummer boy Stephen thinks of home and the next day's fight. The next day he bravely marches into battle with his regiment.

Chronicles the experiences of the children who participated in the Civil War, both on the homefront and the battlefield.

Presents details of daily life of American children during the period from 1775 to 1800.

Excerpts from the diary of William Bircher, a fifteen-year-old Minnesotan who was a drummer during the Civil War. Supplemented by sidebars, activities, and a timeline of the era.