In the Civil War, boys under 18 often signed up for the military. Although they were underage, their parents, religious leaders, and school teachers would support their decision to enlist. Sometimes boys would lie about their age or run away and change their names in order to enroll.For boys who were honest about their age, they would be drummer boys or bugle players. Although, they would have to learn several different commands with their instrument, they also used their instruments for fun. Sometimes they would more than likely get shot at because they did not have any weapons, left defenseless, and vulnerable. The boys sometimes found it hard to march to the beat of the drummer boy. Sometimes if the smaller boys were bullied, they