PINT-SIZED HEROES: YOUNG CIVIL WAR DRUMMERS WEREN'T THERE JUST FOR SHOW. THEY PLAYED A VITAL ROLE FOR BOTH ARMIES.

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      United States
    • Abstract:
      DRUMBEATS GOVERNED CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS. Over the din of the battlefield, drum calls were used to transmit commands--the long roll, for instance, was the signal to fall in under arms. [...]