The Little Bugler
Book description
Details the career of one of the youngest Civil War soldiers
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1 author picked The Little Bugler as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
One of the boys whose story I frequently share in my presentations is 12-year-old Gustave Shurmann. During the war, he had a fascinating experience, serving four different generals as a regimental bugler and spending time in the White House with Tad Lincoln.
I thoroughly enjoyed how William Styple researched Gus’s life and then turned it into a novel through which young readers could live history with Gus through a great story. I appreciated sharing Gus’s life in both formats as I lived it with him while reading this book and researched it, including in Gus’s own words, through excerpts from…
From J.'s list on youth who served in the American Civil War.
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