Children On The Battlefield Analysis

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The article “Children on the Battlefield” by Marcie Schwartz describes the experience of boy in the military during the Civil War. Often boys signed up for the military under the age of 18. Even though they were under 18, their parents, school teachers, and religious leaders would still support their decisions to enlist. Sometimes boys would lie about their ages or run away and change their names in order to enroll. Once enrolled the boy had to perform important functions, such as, Enlist soldiers, hospital attendants, guards, orderlies, etc. In the battle the boys used their instruments to communicate by using certain notes and beats. To be a powder boy you had to be between the certain height requirements. After the boys had been given