Black drummer boy Reason Brown petitions for furlough to visit his family in Maryland
description: Reason Brown to the Sec. of War Brown is a 14 yr old drummer boy. He has been in the army for 14 months, has applied 3 times for a furlough and cannot get one. He wants to visit family in MD-officers tell him he is too young to want to visit his family.
date: 2/21/1865
coverage: Alexandria, VA; St. Mary's County, MD