Save the Colors

When 12 year old Charley Olson hears President Lincoln call for volunteers, he knows he must join the fight to save the Union. Defying his family, he becomes a drummer boy for the First Minnesota Regiment. This exciting story, by Joanne Reisberg, will take readers to the Battle of Bull Run, where Charley's courage is supremely tested. This is a useful supplement to Minnesota history and/or Civil War units.