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Brave Kids

by Susan E. Goodman · 2002

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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.

Genre
American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
military historymilitary historyMore like thisLess of thissoldierssoldiersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
civil warcivil warMore like thisLess of this19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thisVirginiaVirginiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 56 pages

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