The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0395664128 ISBN13: 9780395664124 Release Date: March 1993 Publisher: Clarion Books Length: 110 Pages Weight: 0.95 lbs. Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 9.9" Age Range: 10 to 12 years Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7 This contemporary classic explores the role of boys who fought in the Civil War. No reader's vision of America's most brutal and bloody war will be the same after reading this book."This wrenching look at our nation's bloodiest conflict through the eyes of its youthful participants serves up history both heartbreaking and enlightening." --Publishers WeeklySome Union and Confederate soldiers were as young as twelve when they went off to fight in the Civil War. It is thought that as many as ten to twenty percent of all Civil War soldiers may have been under sixteen.The Boy's War follows these young soldiers through the rigors of camp life and drilling, right into the chaos of the battlefield. Jim Murphy skillfully weaves