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Youngest Civil War drummer boys and their tales
The article recalls young drummer boys in the Civil War, listing cases such as Johnnie Brooks who served at nine, Daniel Williams who joined at eleven years five months, and John L. Clem the drummer boy of Shiloh who became a regimental officer. It notes postwar recognition and medals for these youths and recounts episodes of courage and service across several states and soldiers.
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Johnnie Brooks
John F. Brooks
Ellsworth
Kan
Johnnie
Musicians’ Corps
Johnny
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Washington
Springfield
Secretary of War
New Jersey
Daniel Williams
Williams
Pennsylvania
John L. Clem
Clem
Shiloh
Grant
White House
West Point
John Clem
J. C. Julius Langbein
New York
Ninth
New York Volunteers
Hawkins Zouaves
New York State
Jennie
Tolomew
Charles Wiley
Bartholomew
Canten
Federal
Roanoke Island
Judge Langbein
Fred W. Ritschy
Philip Corelli
Jennie” Langbein
Norfolk
Ritschy
Phil Corell
Fred Ritschy
Virginia
Wisconsin
H. BE. Francisco
Mathe
Ancisco
C. H. Wynn
Sioux City
Denise A