"Drago has amassed some wonderful sources and informs his scholarship with a deep knowledge of the geographic and temporal world about which he writes." -H-Childhood "The quantity of topics and anecdotes in this volume call for historians to hear children's voices and to pay attention to their actions during the war." -American Historical Review "Drago's richly detailed study of South Carolina youths and their families adds to this growing body of scholarship while reaising new questions about the war's impact on the nature of families in the Confederate South and the cultural significance of war and memory." -The Journal of American History "Drago's exploration of the many ways that childhood and war merged will be intriguing to scholars interested in the Civil War, gender, and family." -The Journal of Southern History "The combination of unique primary source material, relative brevity, and clear prose make this work quite suitable for assignment at the undergraduate level for those teaching Civil War classes." -H-Net Review "[Confederate Phoenix] begins to fill a void in this neglected subject of the war in South Carolina ..." -The Post and Courier "... Fills an important gap in an area of Civil War scholarship that has yet to receive the attention it deserves, and is a must read for anyone interested in the Palmetto State's role in the Civil War." -Blue & Gray Magazine
