John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story)
By E. F. Abbott.
Description
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�...
ISBN(s)
1250104335, 9781250104335
