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Explore the impact of the Civil War on children's literature, from Confederate schoolbooks to stories of children as victims. Discover how children incorporated war into play and contributed to the war effort.
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Children’s Civil War • Children’s Literature Nature of Children’s Literature Confederate Schoolbooks • Incorporating War Into Play Phip Flaxen • Contributing to the War Effort United States Sanitary Commission • Children as Victims Soldiers’ Orphans’ Homes
“A is America, land of the free, B is a Battle, our soldiers did see; C is a Captain, who led on his men, D is a Drummer Boy, called little Ben; E is the Eagle, that proudly did soar, F is our Flag, that shall wave evermore.”
“In the cause of independence our forefathers sacrificed their lives and fortunes. Let us aim to hand down to latest posterity the priceless heritage of the Union, cemented by their richest blood.”
Lilly Martin Spencer, “The War Spirit at Home—Celebrating the Victory at Gettysburg” (1866)
From Lydia Maria Child,”Nelly’s Hospital,” Our Young Folks (1865)