Abram Furman Springsteen was only fourteen years old when he participated in the Battle of Franklin.
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Abram Furman Springsteen was only fourteen years old when he participated in the Battle of Franklin. He was born to Jefferson and Anna Springsteen in Brooklyn, NY on July 5, 1850, but by June 1860, he and his family were living in Indianapolis, IN. On October 15, 1861, eleven-year-old Abram joined the United States army and mustered into Co. A, 35th Indiana Infantry. “When the regiment was ordered to the front, however, and was entertaining at the old Jefferson depot on South street, in Indianapolis, the parents kidnapped the boy and took him to a farm owned by relatives near Noblesville for hiding. Missing the drummer boy at Cincinnati the captain of the company wired back to Indianapolis threatening arrests…” In December 1861, Abram was discharged at his parents’ request. However, in July 1862, Abram enlisted again, mustering into Co. I, 63rd Indiana Infantry. “He [Springsteen] beat the drum about the streets of Indianapolis when the 63rd regiment was being rec...