Broken Drum

Written by Edith Morris Hemingway and Jacqueline Cosgrove Shields

Part of the White Mane Kids Civil War Adventure series

A young drummer boy faces the harsh realities of war on his journey to Antietam.

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180 pages· 930L

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Bookroo's summary

Charley King, a twelve-year-old drummer boy, joins the Army of the Potomac, swept up in the fervor of the Civil War. As he marches from Washington to Antietam, Charley confronts the brutal truths of battle and the weight of patriotism. Will his youthful spirit endure the trials of war, or will the harsh realities shatter his innocence? Follow Charley's gripping journey through pivotal campaigns and witness the transformation of a boy amidst the chaos of history.

From the publisher

This story of Charley King, a 12-year-old drummer boy from Pennsylvania, who is caught up in the excitement and patriotism during the early stages of the Civil War, is based on an actual person. Mustered into Company F of the Pennsylvania 49th Volunteers in September 1861, his journey begins with the defense of Washington as part of Major General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. Charley is involved in the transport of that huge army down the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk, and then, by land, the grueling progression of the Peninsula Campaign and its disappointing retreat, eventually arriving at the Battle of Antietam.

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