Photo found of Federal drummer boy

A cemetery in upstate New York where a Civil War veteran known as "Albany's Little Drummer Boy" is buried has received the only image of him known to exist. A woman discovered the tintype of Pvt. Bernard “Barney” Ross while going through memorabilia collected by her late father. • Article

He enlisted in Union army at age 8

The youngest soldier of the Civil War was born in Wayne County, Ind. At 8 years and 2months (a third-grader by today's standards), Edward Black enlisted on July 24, 1861, and was assigned to the 21st Indiana Regiment as a drummer boy. • Article

Va. boy finds Civil War-era sword

It's truly the gift that keeps on giving. A week after receiving a metal detector for his seventh birthday, Lucas Hall's gift is already paying dividends for the first-grader. While metal-detecting with his father, Gary, on private property outside Berryville, Va., Lucas had a feeling that the two needed to stop and look. His hunch paid off. Buried six inches deep was a sword believed to have been used during the Civil War. • Article