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=change all attends to tend= =Diaries= -__playing instruments-__ It was a great battle. I was almost hit twice and my drum was nicked once, but i did not move. I kept on playing. The men fought great, thanks to my motivation. Many men came up to me after battle and told me that I had played well and that I was the one who kept them from running. It felt great having them say that to me. It made me feel like I was really fighting in the battle. -__tending to the wounded and dying-__ It was awful. They were all crying and screaming. There was blood everywhere. But I have to. I have to help in some way, even if its this. I feel great when I see one leave under his own strength. Walking tall and heading back to battle. It makes me proud, to know that i helped them get back to the army. So they can fight for what they believe in, and for what I believe in. -__taking care of the family-__ I miss him, hes been gone a long time now. Its dreadful knowing that at any moment he could be coming home or someone may come to tell us that hes never coming home. But I always have to be happy and keep my head held high. I cant let the family see me sad. Im the man of the house now and I have to act like it. Even if fathers never coming home I have to act like he is. The family is counting on me and I cant let them down now. Not in this time of need.**
 * -__Spying-__ I was almost caught, but i got away. They saw me coming and they knew what I was doing. I got nervous when they started reaching for their weapons. They were all staring and giving me dirty looks. I was afraid so I ran. But they saw me, I know that for sure. There were many of them. A lot of them had knives. They were talking but when I walked by they all stopped. They knew i was trying to figure out their plans.

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 * __Poems__

-**__Playing Intstruments-__**

-**__tending to the wounded and dying-__**

__-__**__taking care of the family-__** __ Bibliography __  1)   McManimon, Shannon. "Use of Children as Soldiers." //Use of Children as Soldiers//. November 1999. 5 Jun 2009 .    2)    Murphy, R.C. "The Civil War Drummer." //Civil War Drummers //. 3 Jun 2009 < []  >.  3)   Nash, Helen. "Children Of The American Civil War." //Children of the American Civil War//. 2000. 5 Jun 2009 .    4)    The Civil War Cadets, "Children of the Civil War." //The American Civil War //. 2007. 5 Jun 2009 < [] >.   5)   Wilson, Barbara. "Women of the Civil War." //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Women of the Civil War //. 5 Jun 2009 < [] >.  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontsize: 20.0pt; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 6)   <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Wood, Robert. "Children of the Civil War." //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Civil War for Kids //. 2, Dec, 2005. 2 Jun 2009 < <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> >. <span style="font-size: 20pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

Topic: Focus: Reason for choice: What's your point? ([|thesis]): What are four various secondary sources you have found before your research? [] [] []** What are two primary sources you have found to help your research? [] What four reasons do you have that will back up your point? 2) play instruments such as the flute, drums and bugles 3) attending to the wounded and dying 4) taking care of the family**
 * Children.**
 * What the children did to get involed.**
 * I want to know how children affected the outcome of the Civil War.**
 * Children affected the out come of the civil war by spying, taking care of the family and slaves, and played instruments.**
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 * 1) spying on the enemy ([|**http://bf00.easyurl.net**])

What is your first reason and three to five facts to support it? 1)They could walk by the enemy and count how many of them there are. 2)They could see what kind of weapons they have. 3)They could even listen in on some of the plans of the enemy.
 * -The children in the Civil War made for great spies.

What can you conclude from these facts? This shows that the children wanted to help fight for what they believed in. Sources:**

What is your second reason and three to five facts to support it? 1)They played the flute for entertainment and motivation for the men who were charging. 2)They played the drums for music and it was used as instruction to march, charge, or to hold position. 3)They played the bugles to wake the men up, instruct themto march or charge, and to tell them to rest at the end of the day. It was the most used instrument.
 * -They would go of to war and if they werent old enough they would play instruments.

What can you conclude from these facts? The children took great courage by standing in front of the armies and playing instrument. They wanted to encourage their men to fight hard.

Sources**

What is your third reason and three to five facts to support it? 1)Children would bring food and water to the wounded soldiers. 2)They helped nurses by repairing bandages and taking the soldiers to the doctors to have surgery. 3)In the worst case the children would even have to bury the soldiers who died during battle.
 * - Some kids who werent old enough to fight had tended to the wounded and dying

What can you conclude from these facts? The kids cared enough to help the wounded soldiers and to try and get them back on the battle field as soon as possible.

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What is your fourth reason and three to five facts to support it? 1)When the father went of to war the eldest son would be the man of the house. 2)He would be the one who would have to take care of the family. 3)The worst was when the family lost there father forever, and the eldest son had the responsibility of taking care of and cheering up the rest of the family.
 * -They would have to take care of the family.

What can you conclude from these facts? The eldest son took on great responsibility by taking care of the entire family while their fathers were gone.

Sources**

Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?
 * The children really wanted and did get involved in the Civil War. They did whatever they could to help.

Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh?**

__Essay__** Children affected the outcome of the Civil War in many ways. A lot of kids helped by becoming spies to help their respective armies. So kids decided to get closer to the battle by playing instruments. Some wanted to help by tending to the wounded and dying and helping out the nurses. Others chose to stay home and take on the responsibility of becoming the man of the house and take care of the entire family.

The kids that wanted to get involved in the war often became great spies. They were able to walk by the enemy and count how many of them there were. They also had to look and see what kind of weapons the men were carrying. Many kids would try to get really close and hear some of the strategies and tactics the men were planning. This all shows that children during the Civil War wanted to take action and help win the war.

Some kids who werent old enough or just wanted to get a little closer to the battles and play instruments before fight. Some kids showed interest in playing the drums which were used for instruction to tell the men to march, charge, or to hold position. Others chose to play the flute which was used for entertainment and motivation for the men who were charging or had to march extreme lengths. The final instrument was the bugles which was the most used instrument. It was used to instuct them to march or charge, to wake the men up, and at the end of the day it was used to tell the men to relax. This showed that even though some of the kids werent old enough they still wanted to do something close to battle. They wanted to motivate their men to fight well.

Another choice for kids who werent old enough to fight in battles was to tend to the wounded and dying. The children could help by bringing the wounded soldiers whatever they needed such as food or water. They helped the nurses by repairing bandages and taking some of the soldiers to the doctors to have surgery. In the worst case, the children would have to bury the men who had died during a well fought battle. This all showed that the kids cared enough about the wounded soldiers to try and get them back on the battle field as soon as possible.

When a father would go of to war he would leave his eldest son the responsibility of being the man of the house. The boy would have to do most of his and his fathers chores. He also had the responsibility of taking care of the entire family. In some cases the family would lose their father forever and the eldest son would have all of the same work for the rest of his life but he also had to help cheer up the rest of the family. This showed how much courage and responsibility that the oldest son would have.

In conclusion, the children wanted to get involved in the Civil War. Kids back then thought that fighting in war was the greatest thing that could ever happen to them. Even if they were to young to fight they would become spies for their armies. They would also play instruments for motivation and for instruction. Some of the instruments were the flute, drums, and the bugles. Some kids would help by tending to the wounded and dying. When kids decided to stay with the family they were put in charge of being the man of the house and too kon great responsibilities. All of this shows how children wanted to be and were a big part of the Civil War and that they did whatever they needed to do to help.