Boys on Battlefields

Thirteen-year-old Charley King was the youngest soldier killed in the war. Orion Howe received a Medal of Honor for the bravery he displayed, also at age thirteen. William Horsfall was not more than fifteen when he rescued his wounded captain and he, too, received a Medal of Honor for his heroism.1 All three were drummer boys in the American Civil War. For centuries, drums were used in wartime. Their low […]