This book was a pretty good telling of what battle was like during the civil war and before the technology for communication devices existed. I loved how it ended when both of the trumpet boys came together to signify unity, understanding, and acceptance. The only reason it was not rated five stars is that the beginning started a little slow, but I also understand background knowledge is important when writing or telling a story.
This story is about a boy named Gabe who ran away from home with his older brother to be a part of the Civil War. Gabe's brother, davy, was a part of the 71st Pennslyvania and gave was young so he was a bugler for his group.
Davy went to battle for the day and to kill time Gabe went into the woods to practice his calls and that is when he met a bugler for the Confederate army, Gabe is union, and they sat there signaling calls back and forth until they had to leave. The boy from the forset found Gabe and then told him about the battle orders that his regiment had been given and that Gabe need to be careful. The next day battle had been started and he obeyed his commands but then he saw what the battle was doing and decide to signal for charge of his side and then he mimicked the confederate boy bugler's style for retreat to stop the battle and violence. at the very end, Gabe started playing a song where the other confederate bugler joined, and that marked the end of the battle of Gettysburgh. ( )

An 11 year old boy, Gabriel, went into the Civil War as a bugler. Along the way he meets Orlee who is a bugler for the confederate army. The illustrations are great and really help the story. ( )

Gabriel is 11 and joins the army as a bugler since he is too young to be a soldier. Gabriel meets Orlee, a new friend who he starts to really like. He finds out that Orlee is the bugler for the confederate army and starts to feel conflicted. The illustrations are amazing and really help tell the story in a very colorful way. I really enjoyed this book and I think it is very powerful. ( )

This book is about an eleven year old's civil war account. The boy is named Gabe and at just eleven years old he sets off to be a bugle boy fighting for the Union, alongside his older brother Davy who is just 16. The boys lost their two older brothers in the earlier years of the war and used that as motivation to join themselves. Gabe happens to encounter the bugle boy for the Confederate army, and makes friends with the boy. Both boys watch the battle of Gettysburg unfold before their very eyes. This is a powerful book because at the young age of 11 these boys find camaraderie and kinship even though they are sworn enemies. The main theme of this book is no matter your beliefs, social or political stance, its the character on the inside of you that matters all along. ( )

This book was about the history of the civil war and how young boys had to join the civil war to fight for their country. I think it is sad that young children had to go fight and leave their families. It was so different back then. ( )