The Drummer Boy of Our Regiment

The December 19, 1863, edition of Harper’s Weekly contained the following full-page illustration that highlighted a variety of scenes associated with the service of a Union drummer boy, some of whom were as young as 10 years old.

Civil War drummer boy

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GREENIDGE: The Grimkes (2022)

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family by Kerri K. Greenidge. Liveright, 2022. ISBN 978-1-324-09454-8. $32.50. Among the leading African American professionals at the turn of the twentieth century…