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A wild Civil War story for you all [View all] AntivaxHunters Aug 2023 OP
Thank you for your service John. Hotler Aug 2023 #1
9 year old in the line of fire of artillery shells?? Child labor laws have advanced a tad, now the Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2023 #2
Different realities. In those days parents lacking means Hortensis Aug 2023 #17
Powder Monkeys Doc_Technical Aug 2023 #31
Right. Drummer boys accompanying infantry into battle. Hortensis Aug 2023 #32
"Life is hard" stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #22
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_soldiers_in_the_American_Civil_War FYI Playingmantis Aug 2023 #23
I had already known this, but thanks for posting facts. Article txwhitedove Aug 2023 #27
Some recent good news stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #24
160 years, plus or minus a few Warpy Aug 2023 #33
I know a descendant of another Shiloh drummer boy and have seen the drum. Liberty Belle Aug 2023 #3
I shared with my niece in Temecula/Hemet duhneece Aug 2023 #8
What an interesting find.Thanks. The Wielding Truth Aug 2023 #30
1+ keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #4
That look says: "Yeah. You want to secede and keep your enslaved people? Aristus Aug 2023 #5
Interesting story. I don't think I have heard this one before. Thanks for posting. LoisB Aug 2023 #6
Wow! Faux pas Aug 2023 #7
Thank you for this fascinating information. niyad Aug 2023 #9
I'd heard of him before, for a library program I put together called Kid History. intheflow Aug 2023 #10
Yeah, his parents should have gone on the internet and... bif Aug 2023 #13
I read a little more and his mother was killed in a train accident. intheflow Aug 2023 #35
Johnny be good! Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #11
Child soldiers are an abomination. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2023 #12
Damn, that brought a tear to my eye. CaptainTruth Aug 2023 #14
Then there is the movie about the 12 year old who enlisted in the navy during We2. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #16
My grandfather went into the army at 15. carpetbagger Aug 2023 #18
Wow! 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #21
It was made into a movie! Staph Aug 2023 #25
The last Civil War widow died in 2020. We are probably down to a handful of people brewens Aug 2023 #15
Pretty crazy she married a 93 yr old Tree Lady Aug 2023 #19
Some vets also wanted to pass along their pension which could have been of help, just sayin. appalachiablue Aug 2023 #34
General Clem Kennah Aug 2023 #20
I really don't know whether a child should be in combat. Martin68 Aug 2023 #26
Nobody is saying children should be fighting in wars! robbob Aug 2023 #28
The Civil War was 40-50 years before anyone thought seriously about child labor laws. intheflow Aug 2023 #36
Shiloh and Chickamauga were two of the most savage battles Martin Eden Aug 2023 #29
An entire life... Snackshack Aug 2023 #37
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