Civil War Dogs  and the Men Who Loved Them Sallie, Jack, Tip, Mike, Calamity..... These are just a few of the dogs who faithfully followed their masters through the Civil War, some right to the front line. There were spy dogs and hospital dogs.... messenger dogs and prison dogs. Some were wounded and returned to the front. Others were not so lucky. There were also the dog-lovers, such as Generals Pickett, Asboth, Barksdale and Custer, and also Presidents Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln. These are but a few of the stories in this delightful book. Also included is a Civil War photo gallery of the men and their pets as well as a chapter about modern dogs of war honoring those canines who followed their Civil War counterparts into war, some of them are currently serving in Operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.			Test your knowledge of  Civil War Dogs and their masters! Take this quiz!		Best Civil War Sites American War Dog Association War Dogs America's Forgotten Heroes The Brothers War Civilwar.com Hundreds of thousands of pages of information available The Civil War Home Page Dedicated to the participants, both North and South, in the great American Civil War 1861 - 1865

Babes in Arms: Boy Soldiers in the Civil War 

“The battle of Williamsburg was over, the rebels driven from the field. The war storm hushed and the sad duty of caring for our wounded and burying our dead remained to be performed. Groping our way through the darkness we came upon the body of a pale slender beardless boy, a member of Co I 37th Regiment NY Volunteers, one of hundreds who had marched from their beautiful hill girt homes in Cattaraugus County. We raised him up. He was not dead but badly wounded. On carrying him to our improvised hospital the surgeon pronounced his wound mortal. He heard the decision and although suffering greatly not a sigh or groan or even an exclamation of surprise passed his lips. He was asked if he desired to send any message to his family. I shall never forget how his mild blue eye lit up. After a moment's pause he said ‘Tell them that Lafayette Morrow, the boy soldier, died at his post and sends his love.’ Turning over with a deep sigh he added wearily ‘I think I will sleep now.’ He did the sleep that knows no waking.”        - From Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner, By Charles Edwards Lester Published by United States publishing company, 1874 More than 2,000,000 Federal soldiers were twenty-one or under (of a total of some 2,700,000)- More than 1,000,000 were eighteen or under. About 800,000 were seventeen or under. About 200,000 were sixteen or under. About 100,000 were fifteen or under.

 

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