![]() ![]() And as the reports of the firing on Fort Sumpter spread over the vast country, groups of men, filled with enthusiasm and love for their country, gathered on every corner, discussing many a serious question. “I resided at Indianapolis endeavoring to support my widowed mother by selling newspapers on the street, before and after school. Walton’s memoir begins with his own words. Candace Clifford, Walton’s great-granddaughter, helped her mother research the story. ![]() Clifford used family recollections, a hand-written memoir and documents from the National Archives to piece together her grandfather’s story. Walton’s Civil War story is told in “Drummer Boy of Company C,” written by his granddaughter, former Williamsburg resident Mary Louise Clifford.Īccording to a press release from Cypress Communications, Walton “drummed his company through skirmishes across Kentucky and Tennessee and into the battle of Chicakmauga in Georgia in September 1863. Take, for example, the case of 14-year-old Almon Walton who in 1862 ran away from home to join the Seventy-fifth Indiana Infantry Volunteer Regiment. If you’ve spent much time around people in that age group, you might recognize familiar themes of teens striking out on their own and challenging authority to make their way in the world. This week, in honor of Teen Read Week, we’re taking a look at books that are by, for and about teens. ![]()
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