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John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy

Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Would you ever run off to join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what nine-year-old John Lincoln Clem does in 1861.

Determined to fight for his country, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and later, takes up his own musket. As the war rages on, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle as well as the rampant illness and gnawing hunger in between. But the most dangerous part of Johnny’s journey is yet to come.

Based on a True Story books by E.F. Abbott are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History. This title has Common Core connections.

Pages: 192

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release: February 16, 2016

ISBN: 1250068371

ISBN 13: 9781250068378

John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy

Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Would you ever run off to join the army, leaving your family behind? That's what nine-year-old John Lincoln Clem does in 1861.

Determined to fight for his country, Johnny sneaks onto a train filled with men from the 3rd Ohio Union Regiment. Taken in by the older soldiers, Johnny becomes a drummer boy, and later, takes up his own musket. As the war rages on, Johnny experiences the brutalities of battle as well as the rampant illness and gnawing hunger in between. But the most dangerous part of Johnny’s journey is yet to come.

Based on a True Story books by E.F. Abbott are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History. This title has Common Core connections.

Pages: 192

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release: February 16, 2016

ISBN: 1250068371

ISBN 13: 9781250068378

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