Children+in+the+Civil+War

Steven Civil War Super Duper Project Steven Civil War Essay

Children in the Civil War played a key role.

Reasons why it's important-

1. Many children were too little to have a gun, so they helped the wounded. 2. Another thing children did was spy. 3. Children also played instruments. 4. Children under eighteen lied about age to get into the war.

First topic research- 1. Some children didn't get to carry guns. They only got to help if there was too many people in their unit. 2. Their job wasn't actually getting bullet wounds out of people. 3. They would carry the wounded to the doctors, so the doctors would perform amputations and medical procedures. 4. They would also check to see who looks like they could survive and who doesn't. This is so the doctors wouldn't waste their time on people who are going to die.

I conclude that children helped wounded soldiers get help.

Second topic research- 1. No one would think that a child is a spy so they didn't get caught. 2. Children can be walking around with maps and notes they are going to send to the other side and the soldiers wouldn't even notice. 3. Children would sometimes stand next to people who were talking about plans, but the people would think he was just looking at the weapons like any child would like to do.

I conclude that having children as spys helped out their side and they weren't likely to get caught.

Third topic research- 1. Children playing instruments were very brave because they were out in front with no weapons. 2. When they were shot at it would blow the cover of the soldiers hiding from them getting ready to attack. 3. The children also played songs so the soldiers wouldn't be too bored 4. In some cases that would work the opposite because they would play the same song over and over. 5. One time a young boy made up a song about how he doesn't want to keep playing that song.

I conclude that the children were brave at what they did. And that they tried their best to keep the soldiers occupied.

Fourth topic research- 1. The young under eighteen had lied about age and name to get into the war. 2. They wanted to be in the war so they can feel like men. 3. It was considered a honor to be in the war. 4. This mostly only happened on the Union side because they thought it would be a easy fight with many rewards.

I conclude that the children under eighteen could have made a difference because hundreds signed up. They did make a foolish mistake because they thought they would barley need to fight, but it turned out to be a long hard fight.

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