Drum Majors for Justice

Now this war has brought a lot of pain and suffering. It has brought a lot of anger and shame. We have lost a lot of men. And we must try new strategies to win. We have to distract the Confederate. They are strong. They have dogs to hear. They have good weapons but we can outgun that. We can created a diversion. We can create a trick. It's gonna take wit. It's gonna take smarts. It's gonna take you. We need you to do the hard job. Soldiers will protect you. We can only take the most brave and skillest.

They all say I can do it Sir. I can hold my ground. I can stand tough. As General Grant pondered the idea of drum majors helping the Civil War. Their mission to distract the Confederate Troops. You see the Confederate would fire at any sound. If they see something strange or hear something then they would fire. General Grant could not risk dividing the troops. The Union has been shaken and it could not stand another shaken. It could not stand another division. It could not stand another defeat. It needed hope. It needed a breakthrough. Something had to happen to strengthen the ties which bind them. He could not risk unification, so he needed a good plan to win the war. Each unit was given two drummers on each side and they would play the tune which tells them to proceed or fire. Those boy drummers were on a brave mission because they could get shot and killed especially at a Confederate fort. So General Grant carefully strategized a plan. The boy drummers will be behind and fall back when troops fire. They were told to never stop even if it means their life. They weren't the only children in this war. It was reported to President Lincoln that many young people signed up for the cause of the Civil War. They ready to serve their country and they looked to Lincoln like a father. Lincoln they say secretly called the Civil War, the Children's War. And children were tired of being enslaved to their family businesses. They were tired of inheriting poverty. They were tired of working the land. They were tired of giving up everything for legacy. They wanted freedom. And the Civil War meant a stable paycheck, food, shelter and advancement. Anyway back to the drummers, each drummer would learn the beat and the quicker you learned the beat the more advance you were. They were taught formation over and over again. They would battle each other to see who could play the loudest and who could play the fastest and who could make a beat out of nothing. These drummers were tough and talented. They were so tough that they entertained the troops, each troop against each other. And the troops would compete with Tug of War and who can carry water buckets the farthest. The drummers weren't just little soldiers, they were uniters and they were strong minded. They were witty. They were smart. They were intuitive. They were cunning. They were strong. And they made sure that they looked out for each other. You see cause they would signal if they see a shooter on the fort and the troops would step back and fire. These drummers were brave little men. These drummers saved the war. These drummers were heroes. These drummers were skilled. And they say that many of them survived and became musicians and veterans. When Lincoln was happy about the news of winning, he secretly came down to the banks and Grant would met him alone and the President would congratulate him. The President this time wanted to meet the little brave Black drummers who survived and saved the Union.