John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy
Author: E. F. Abbott
ISBN: 9781250104335
Publisher: St Martins Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 192mm x 131mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Do you have what it takes to run off and join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what John Lincoln Clem, a nine-year-old boy living in Ohio, does as the American Civil War rages on. In 1861, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment, determined to fight for his country. Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and eventually the youngest soldier to serve in the war. Living a soldier's life, he experiences the brutalities of battle, the hunger and illness in between, and imprisonment before being sent home a hero. Based on a True Story books are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History.
ISBN: 9781250104335
Publisher: St Martins Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 192
Dimensions: 192mm x 131mm x 13mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Do you have what it takes to run off and join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what John Lincoln Clem, a nine-year-old boy living in Ohio, does as the American Civil War rages on. In 1861, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment, determined to fight for his country. Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and eventually the youngest soldier to serve in the war. Living a soldier's life, he experiences the brutalities of battle, the hunger and illness in between, and imprisonment before being sent home a hero. Based on a True Story books are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History.
