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Johnny was only 10 years old when join to fight for the Union during the Civil War. He is the youngest soldier ever to become a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and became known as the “Drummer Boy of Chickamauga.”

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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-clem

https://www.civilwarrailroadtunnel.com/2020/05/22/john-lincoln-clem-child-soldier/

https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/john-lincoln-clem-facts/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/drummer-boys-played-important-roles-in-the-civil-war-and-some-became-soldiers/2012/01/31/gIQA3cKzRR_story.html

Song: The Drummer Boy of Shiloh; Artist Douglas Jimerson

MARCHING TO THE DRUMS: A HISTORY OF MILITARY DRUMS AND DRUMMERS

Author(s) : NORRIS John

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