Read the excerpt from “Drummer Man.”
I was only 15 years old in April of 1861 when President Lincoln made the call for volunteers. Of course, I was too young to take up a soldier’s gun, but oh, how I wanted to sign on and serve! There I was, caught in those years halfway between a boy and a man. The boy part of me wanted the adventure of it all. It wanted to see the world beyond Kentucky in a powerful way.
The excerpt is considered a personal narrative because
it tells an imagined story with unrealistic details.
it contains researched facts about a person’s life.
it includes the author’s memories and reflections.
it explains details of an important historical event.