The National Council for Social Studies Middle Level Learning Journal included an article in their May/June 2009 (vol. 35) edition (p. M15) titled Drummer Boys: Creating Historical Fiction and Studying Historical Documents. The article includes a handout identifying relevant online resources for studying Civil War drummer boys. It lists several websites including primary sources and a description of each site and its educational relevance. You can find those websites listed and linked below; to access the complete article and site descriptions, please access the original article (Note: You must be an NCSS member to access this archived publication).

• Camp Life: Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service
• Child Soldiers in the Civil War: Digital History
• Civil War Drummer Boys: eMINTS National Center
• The Union Army Uniform: Memorial Hall Museum of Deerfield
• The Civil War through a Child's Eye: American Memory, Library of Congress
• Johnny Clem: Ohio History Central