Weight | .14 kg |
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Dimensions | 5.3 × 7.6 × .6 in |
ISBN 13 | 9781250104335 |
Author | E. F. Abbott |
Publisher | Square Fish |
Date Published | 2017 |
Format | Paperback |
John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer
Meet the youngest person to fight in the civil war in this middle grade historical fiction novel, part of the Based on a True Story series.
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. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy - not to mention the youngest person to serve in the war. Living a soldier's life, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle and the hunger and illness in between. Eventually he is captured by the Confederates, imprisoned, and then sent home a hero.
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