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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.

John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy by Kristin O''Donnell Tubb writing as E. F. Abbott, with illustrations by Steven Noble, is a fascinating novel for young readers, featuring bl

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9781250104335, 978-1250104335
      ISBN10: 1250104335

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

      John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy by Kristin O''Donnell Tubb writing as E. F. Abbott, with illustrations by Steven Noble, is a fascinating novel for young readers, featuring bl

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