Can I read John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story) on EtoBox?

John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story) by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb writing as E.F. Abbott; with illustrations by Steven Noble is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story) about?

<p>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>Based on a True Story books are exciting historical fiction about real children who lived through extraordinary times in American History. This title has Common Core connections.</p>

Who reads John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy (Based on a True Story)?

Author

Kristin O'Donnell Tubb writing as E.F. Abbott; with illustrations by Steven Noble

Publisher

Feiwel and Friends

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250080301

Category

children's

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.31 / 5 (49 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13