Children for the Union: The War Spirit on the Northern Home Front

How children living in the North experienced the Civil War, considered in the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. Mr. Marten opens a new window on the impact of the war and shows that the youngest Americans were inevitable and enthusiastic participants. Splendid…Marten captures the passion and poetry of the children’s Civil War.-James M. McPherson. American Childhoods series.