Project Gutenberg 2014-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 130 Kieffer, Henry Martyn 1845 1930 Kieffer, Harry M. 02017823 The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy Produced by David Edwards, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy" by Henry Martyn Kieffer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the personal experiences of a young drummer boy, Harry M. Kieffer, who served in the Civil War, recounting his journey from enlistment through various military campaigns. It aims to depict life in the army through the eyes of a child, highlighting both the nobility and the harsh realities of war. At the start of the narrative, Kieffer introduces Harry, a restless schoolboy who longs to join the war effort as the Civil War unfolds around him. The opening passages describe his conversations with friends reflecting on the absence of older boys in school, indicating their enlistment. Eventually, Harry, fueled by excitement and the influence of peers, finds himself determined to join the army, despite his father’s hesitations. Before long, he receives permission to enlist as a drummer boy, setting the stage for his adventures, trials, and growth throughout his military journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44970/44970-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Kieffer, Henry Martyn, 1845-1930 United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 150th (1862-1865) Child soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Mifflinburg -- Biography Drummers (Musicians) -- Pennsylvania -- Mifflinburg -- Biography United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Juvenile Mifflinburg (Pa.) -- Biography E456 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 422424 422431 2024-09-18T19:28:31.201569 2023-09-19T14:40:07.684662 text/html text/html 423773 2014-02-20T10:34:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2084258 2014-02-20T10:34:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2282250 2024-09-18T19:28:38.918540 application/epub+zip 2286521 2024-09-18T19:28:32.844595 application/epub+zip 237643 2024-09-18T19:28:32.072588 application/epub+zip 2413750 2024-09-18T19:28:43.462506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2363935 2024-09-18T19:28:38.068530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320536 2022-09-20T14:10:32.569606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366838 366636 2024-09-18T19:28:30.234585 2023-09-19T14:40:06.648608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 366647 2014-02-20T10:34:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143556 2014-02-20T10:34:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366649 2014-02-20T10:34:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143505 2014-02-20T10:34:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22698 2024-09-18T19:28:43.613495 application/rdf+xml 26895 2024-09-18T19:28:32.187566 image/jpeg 3787 2024-09-18T19:28:32.129560 image/jpeg 2096736 2024-09-18T19:28:31.331605 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog