In early April 1861, the streets of West Chester, PA, echoed with the sound of a rattling snare drum. The orders it marked out could be heard for blocks around - about face, advance, retreat, company rest - but there were no troops in the city to hear it. The Civil War, though it loomed heavy on the minds of everyone in the nation, had not yet begun. Fort Sumter would remain in Union hands for another two weeks and the secession crisis in the south was yet still only a war of words. But on the one hundred block of Barnard ...
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In early April 1861, the streets of West Chester, PA, echoed with the sound of a rattling snare drum. The orders it marked out could be heard for blocks around - about face, advance, retreat, company rest - but there were no troops in the city to hear it. The Civil War, though it loomed heavy on the minds of everyone in the nation, had not yet begun. Fort Sumter would remain in Union hands for another two weeks and the secession crisis in the south was yet still only a war of words. But on the one hundred block of Barnard Street, the children had already mustered. The children were already marching. And Charley King, a boy of only 11, was leading them. In a matter of days, the war would start in earnest. In just a few months, Charley would march with the 49th Pennsylvania Infantry into the heat of battle. And in just under a year and a half, he would become the youngest enlisted soldier to die in the American Civil War. Charley marched with Company F, tapping out the cadence and relaying orders as they fought in the ill-fated Peninsula Campaign, traveled in the long slog through Maryland during Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North, and faced down enemy artillery in the woods north of Sharpsburg at Antietam Creek. That battle remains the bloodiest day in American history. Charley and twenty-two thousand other Americans were killed or wounded that day. Charley's final resting place is unknown, but he is memorialized in West Chester at Greenmount Cemetery where his mother and father are buried. Using a wide range of sources, this unique history reconstructs Charley's short life and the tragedy of his claim as the youngest soldier to die in the American Civil War.
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Fine Condition. Light wear to cover. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Overall, very sound and presentable. Publisher's note: "A short biography of Charley King, who enlisted aged just 12, and became the youngest soldier to die in the American Civil. In early April 1861, the streets of West Chester, PA, echoed with the sound of a rattling snare drum. The orders it marked out could be heard for blocks around--about face, advance, retreat, company rest--but there were no troops in the city to hear it. The Civil War, though it loomed heavy on the minds of everyone in the nation, had not yet begun. Fort Sumter would remain in Union hands for another two weeks and the secession crisis in the south was yet still only a war of words. But on the one hundred block of Barnard Street, the children had already mustered. The children were already marching. And Charley King, a boy of only 11, was leading them. In a matter of days, the war would start in earnest. In just a few months, Charley would march with the 49th Pennsylvania Infantry into the heat of battle. And in just under a year and a half, he would become the youngest enlisted soldier to die in the American Civil War. Charley marched with Company F, tapping out the cadence and relaying orders as they fought in the ill-fated Peninsula Campaign, traveled in the long slog through Maryland during Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North, and faced down enemy artillery in the woods north of Sharpsburg at Antietam Creek. That battle remains the bloodiest day in American history. Charley and twenty-two thousand other Americans were killed or wounded that day. Charley's final resting place is unknown, but he is memorialized in West Chester at Greenmount Cemetery where his mother and father are buried. Using a wide range of sources, this unique history reconstructs Charley's short life and the tragedy of his claim as the youngest soldier to die in the American Civil War"--Publisher's website Size: 22.6 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm. vi, 160 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; King, Charley--Juvenile literature; Drummers (Musicians)--Pennsylvania--Biography--Ju literature; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography--Juvenile literature; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Juvenile--Juvenile literature; Form/GenreBiographies; LCCN2023302066Dewey class no; 973; 7/092 BGeographic area coden-us-pa n-us---Other system no; (OCoLC)on1372394146Invalid ISBN9781955041072Type of materialBookContent typetextstill imageMedia typeunmediatedCarrier typevolumeItem AvailabilityCALL NUMBERNot AvailableRequest inJefferson or Adams Building Reading RoomsStatusc; 1 In Process 09-01-2023Print / Save / Email / Cite / CommentsBook Icon PRINT RECORD SAVE RECORD EMAIL RECORD CITE RECORDMARCXML RecordMODS RecordReport Record ErrorsAsk a LibrarianFeedbackLibrary of Congress Subscribe (Patron Services) Ask a Librarian Feedback Search/; ISBN: 1955041067. ISBN/EAN: 9781955041065. Add. Inventory No: 240215RST011084.
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