Brave Kids

First published: August 2002

Description

Twelve-year-old drummer boy Robert Henry Hendershot joins the Union Army over his mother's objections and takes part in the Battle of Fredericksburg despite the company commander's attempts to remove him from the battlefield.

Subjects

Biography Child soldiers Drummers (Musicians) Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 History History, Military Juvenile Participation Juvenile literature Military History Participation, Juvenile Pontoon bridges Rappahannock River (Va.)

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