Would you ever run off to join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what nine-year-old John Lincoln Clem does in 1861. Determined to fight for his count

THE STORY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYED IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

In 1861, too young and too small to enlist, Alman Beneway left home and followed Indiana infantry regiments for almost a year before he found a company that wou

Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and

In 1942, twelve-year-old Calvin Graham found himself in the midst of an intense battle an explosion had damaged his ship, the USS South Dakota. Experience the s