GILBERT VANZANDT--The Story of a Civil War Drummer Boy and his Pony, Fannie Lee — Marilyn Seguin

What would life be like for a 10-year-old drummer boy serving in the American Civil War? Essentially the same as for any enlistee! There was little opportunity to shield anyone from either the good or bad experiences of war. There were playmaking, pranks, jokes, marches, and battlesâ€"as well as carrying the wounded and burying the dead.
Courage is commonly ascribed to adults. With Gilbert VanZandt, Lil Gib, we must recognize his unusual valor and patriotismâ€"uncommon at any time, in any war.
Marilyn Seguin carefully layers the experiences of Lil Gib, the drummer boy of the 79th Ohio OVI, and the true history of the outfit has finally comes to life, The real Civil War story of Gilbert VanZandt is finally told.