John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy

by E.F. Abbott

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250104335
• ISBN13: 9781250104335
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7