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The Little Bugler: The True Story of a Twelve-Year-Old Boy in the Civil War Paperback – January 1, 1998

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Grade 5-8-As the author points out in his introduction, many of the soldiers who fought in the Civil War were below the minimum age of 18 for enlistment, some being as young as 10. Most of these youngsters were part of the musician corps, serving as buglers or drummers. Styple has written about Gustav Schurmann, a 12-year-old from New York who served as bugler to Generals Philip Kearny, David Birney, and Daniel Sickles. Unfortunately, Schurmann left no firsthand record of his military service, and Styple must rely upon mentions in other accounts and scant newspaper records of the boy who befriended young Tad Lincoln and visited him in the White House. In his introduction, the author acknowledges that most of the dialogue is fictionalized, although, "No history was invented or manipulated." The result is a strange hybrid of fiction and nonfiction, and the work isn't highly successful as either. Much of the dialogue seems stilted, and the characters never come to life; the battle descriptions are often dry and confusing. Not particularly well told, this portrait is a marginal account of the Little Bugler.
Elizabeth M. Reardon, McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Belle Grove Pub Co; 1st Paperback Edition (January 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1883926122
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1883926120
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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  • Zulu Warrior
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Little Bugler
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2013
    The life and time of Gustav Schurmann, joining the union army with his father and becoming a bugler and drummer boy at the age of 11 years old, one of or the youngest soldier serving at that time. This young boy took part bravely in many battles with most of the latter as a generals aide, many of his close friends died including his father but his wartime experiences were remarkable. Elevated to the position of sergeant at the age of thirteen he had the pleasure of meeting President Lincoln himself and became a firm friend of his son Tad, spending time at the White House. At fifteen he was presented with the Kearney Medal Of Honour after being a veteran of ten battles, then sent to school to with the honour of eventually going to West Point to learn to become an officer. Gustav's mother died before he could attend West Point and he had instead to stay and take care of her, after a long life he eventually died of Consumption at age 55yrs, a good well written book.