The History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1881 gives a detailed account of this young man’s devotion to the Union. Fighting with coolness bravery,” is how Captain C.M.G. Eicholtz of Co, B, 53rd Pennsylvania Volunteers described 15 -year-old Isaac Van Leer during the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia. Eicholtz reported that Van Leer’s voice could be […]
A Bullet Through This Pretty Head
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