Children of the Civil War

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  1. 1. The official enlistment age for the U.S. Army in Civil War times
  2. 4. The Civil War is sometime called "The ______' War."
  3. 6. Kids liked to build forts and play war with _______ soldiers.
  4. 8. If boys were too young to be a soldier they might become ______ boys of musicians.
  5. 9. A game invented during the Civil War.
  6. 10. Children still attended ______ on top of all their responsibilities.
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  1. 2. The workload for enslaved children (increased or decreased) as the Civil War began.
  2. 3. Children left at home when the war started took care of ______ siblings.
  3. 5. Some children would run along with the _______ doing drills.
  4. 6. Drummer boys relayed ______ to soldiers over the noise of the battle.
  5. 7. Many children stepped up by taking care of the farm or ______ out at the family business.