Brave kids
Subtitle: true stories from America's past : Robert Henry Hendershot
By: Susan E. Goodman ; illustrated by Doris Ettlinger.
Edition: 1st Aladdin ed.
Series: Ready-for-chapters
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Hendershot, Robert Henry, b. 1850 -- Juvenile literature.; Hendershot, Robert Henry, b. 1850.; Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 -- Juvenile literature.; Drummers (Musicians) -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Child soldiers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Pontoon bridges -- Virginia -- Rappahannock River -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Rappahannock River (Va.) -- History, Military -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Soldiers.; Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Juvenile -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Twelve-year-old drummer boy Robert Henry Hendershot joins the Union Army over his mother's objections and takes part in the Battle of Fredericksburg despite the company commander's attempts to remove him from the battlefield.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 56).