Death and the Drummer Boy

During the years of the Civil War, death and dying became an even stronger focus of interest. This had been the case before the war, when most people died at home surrounded on their deathbed by family. But during the war many families were suffering the loss of loved ones in the war, from disease as well as combat, often far from home and family. In Sean A. Scott’s work, two main focuses for comfort were put forth. The first was the religious, dying the perfect death and going to be with Jesus. Bingham’s The Little Drummer Boy argued the case for a boy who died a Christian death, an example for others, whether children of the Sunday school or soldiers in the war. - See more at: http://acrossthevalleytodarkness.com/the-american-civil-war-from-a-...