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little drummer boy …

… promoted to sergeant for shooting a rebel officer 150 years ago the Northern press celebrated a young hero. From the February 6, 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly (at Son of the South): SERGEANT JOHN CLEM. OUR YOUNGEST SOLDIER. SERGEANT … Continue reading

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