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Pink and Say is a children's book written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. It was first published in 1994 by Philomel Books. The story is about two boy soldiers who meet each other in the battlefield during the American Civil War. One of the protagonists, Sheldon Russell Curtis ("Say"), is a white soldier who was injured while trying to ...
He survived the war and wrote a memoir of his wartime experiences at age 81. [11] His story is cited extensively in the awarding-winning children's book, The Boys' War. [1] The most celebrated schoolboy performance of the war was the baptism of fire of the Virginia Military Institute Cadet Corps at the Battle of New Market. The corps was 215 ...
Pages in category "Children's books set during the American Civil War" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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[2] while The Cooperative Children's Book Center called it "an intriguing history of the Civil War". [3] Publishers Weekly wrote "Handsomely produced, the book does not shrink from presenting the stark images of youngsters killed or mutilated in battle. The extensive use of contemporary archival photos reinforces the power of the understated ...
Santa Claus distributes gifts to Union troops in Nast's first Santa Claus cartoon, (1863) The process of Christmas becoming a national holiday in the U.S. began when Representative Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress after the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865). It passed in both houses of Congress, and President ...
Children were kidnapped and used extensively during the civil war of 1993–2005. [23] In 2004 hundreds of child soldiers were in the Forces Nationales pour la Libération (FNL), an armed rebel, Hutu group. [24] Children between the ages of 10 and 16 were also conscripted by the Burundese military. [25]
The presence of children in the war can go back to Middle Ages and Napoleonic Wars. Children fought in the American Civil war, significantly contributed to the Battle of New Market which was fought in Virginia (May 15, 1864). [7] Children were also fighting in the World War II, especially noted to serve as "Hitler Youth". [4]