War of 1812people

All sides recruited indiscriminately during the War of 1812. Boys were often deemed old enough to fight solely on the basis of their being physically strong enough to repeatedly aim and fire a heavy musket. Here are the true stories of three of these "boys of war."

Patrick Finan's War Recollections
Billy Green
The Adventures of Billy Green
Jarvis Hanks
The Memoirs of Jarvis Hanks