GiM040 - JOHNNY CLEM (CIVIL WAR HERO)On Shlloh’s dark and bloody ground. The dead and wounded lay; Among them was a drummer boy, Who beat the drum that day. Will S. Hays, ComposerIn May 1861 John Clem tried to join the Union army. Not yet 10 years old, Clem’s service was ...
The narrator begins the film by describing the importance of the rank of drummer boy during the American Civil War. He quotes documents which show that both sides employed thousands of soldiers under the age of eighteen, many of those thirteen or younger. A unique experience for the viewer Jo...
Johnny Clem - a k a "Johnny Shiloh" - is one of the most fascinating figures in an era of unendingly fascinating figures: From Union drummer boy in the Civil War to major general in the U.S. Army. When he retired in 1916, he was the last Civil War combatant on active duty....
Civil War Drummer Boy When Johnny joins the Confederate Army as a drummer boy, he enters a world full of patriotism and adventure, breathtaking hot-air balloons, cannons and campfires. His job is to drum rhythms that tell soldiers what to do. But the... V Kay,L Day 被引量: 0发表: ...
The Tennessee Two became the Tennessee Three in 1960 with the addition of drummer W.S. Holland. Though he was continuing to have hits, the relentless pace of his career was beginning to take a toll on Cash. In 1959, he had begun taking amphetamines to help him get through his schedule ...