As the turn of the new millennium came and went, there was a story that should have made headline news but raised hardly a peep from our friends at the mainstream establishment media.
In May of 1861, 9 year old John Lincoln "Johnny" Clem ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army, but found the Army was not interested in signing on a 9 year old boy when the commander of the 3rd Ohio Regiment told him he "wasn't enlisting infants," and turned him down. Clem tried the 22nd Michigan Regiment next, and its commander told him the same. Determined, Clem tagged after the regiment, acted out the role of a drummer boy, and was allowed to remain. Though still not regularly enrolled, he performed camp duties and received a soldier's pay of $13 a month, a sum collected and donated by the regiment's officers.
The next April, at Shiloh, Clem's drum was smashed by an artillery round and he became a minor news item as "Johnny Shiloh, The Smallest Drummer". A year later, at the Battle Of Chickamauga, he rode an artillery caisson to the front and wielded a musket trimmed to his size. In one of the Union retreats a Confederate officer ran after the cannon Clem rode with, and yelled, "Surrender you damned little Yankee!" Johnny shot him dead. This pluck won for Clem national attention and the name "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga."
Clem stayed with the Army through the war, served as a courier, and was wounded twice. Between Shiloh and Chickamauga he was regularly enrolled in the service, began receiving his own pay, and was soon-after promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was only 12 years old. After the Civil War he tried to enter West Point but was turned down because of his slim education. A personal appeal to President Ulysses S. Grant, his commanding general at Shiloh, won him a 2nd Lieutenant's appointment in the Regular Army on 18 December 1871, and in 1903 he attained the rank of Colonel and served as Assistant Quartermaster General. He retired from the Army as a Major General in 1916, having served an astounding 55 years.
General Clem died in San Antonio, Texas on 13 May 1937, exactly 3 months shy of his 86th birthday, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Remarkable Journey of Johnny Clem: From Drummer Boy to Major General
BREAKING: Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes in mountains, official says
Fog is complicating rescue efforts, the state-news agency IRNA reported. Fars urged Iranians to pray.
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.
The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest.
I could share dozens of stories with you about the environmentalists blocking our rail projects. It has been a never ending battle the past 15 years and one that defies logic. The story about this poor fellow taking the fall for an accident is unfair but not surprising for these zealots. Earth is their god.
The government railroaded him. 🤨 Sitting at home, minding your own business, on your day off, will now get you thrown into prison, just because they can and will. This is disgusting!
Wanted to go on that train ride in Alaska when we went on a cruise, but didn't have enough money. 😢
The court system, as well as how it implements the decisions it makes, is not only flawed, it is criminal! Politics rules, it should not in the application of laws, but it does.
The downfall of the criminal justice system began with the Willie Horton Case. ACLU is the big culprit. Criminals gained more rights than victims.
SAY THEIR NAMES, DEMAND JUSTICE. ELISA FLETCHER, LAKEN RILEY, MONTGOMERY JACKSON.
Does it matter if the Criminals are Citizens or Illegals, the shock of the crime should? They were HEINOUS, VICIOUS, AND IF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WASN'T SLAVES TO THE ACLU WE MIGHT HAVE JUSTICE.
The monster who murdered Eliza Fletcher had raped another woman, took Memphis nearly a year to run a rape kit. He was just given 80 years in the rape case and still has not been tried in the Eliza Fletcher case, which is about 2 years old. Tennessee has State CONSTITUTIONAL VICTIMS RIGHTS. VERY FEW STATES HAVE ANY. ACLU GARBAGE.
If only Hanousek would "identify" as a black WNBA player, he could be set free and receive daily plaudits from NPR, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS.
We live in a much different world than that we were brought up in. Remember how, every night, the 6:30 national news shows would say how many days Americans are held hostage during the Carter administration. Now, during the 3rd Obama administration, we have a mindless empty suit that has been asleep at the wheel in the Oval Office for 40 months and the media cannot bring itself to pay attention.
Great post. The alphabet agencies work on the premise that you are guilty till you prove yourself innocent, with no regard for Constitutional rights.
In May of 1861, 9 year old John Lincoln "Johnny" Clem ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army, but found the Army was not interested in signing on a 9 year old boy when the commander of the 3rd Ohio Regiment told him he "wasn't enlisting infants," and turned him down. Clem tried the 22nd Michigan Regiment next, and its commander told him the same. Determined, Clem tagged after the regiment, acted out the role of a drummer boy, and was allowed to remain. Though still not regularly enrolled, he performed camp duties and received a soldier's pay of $13 a month, a sum collected and donated by the regiment's officers.
The next April, at Shiloh, Clem's drum was smashed by an artillery round and he became a minor news item as "Johnny Shiloh, The Smallest Drummer". A year later, at the Battle Of Chickamauga, he rode an artillery caisson to the front and wielded a musket trimmed to his size. In one of the Union retreats a Confederate officer ran after the cannon Clem rode with, and yelled, "Surrender you damned little Yankee!" Johnny shot him dead. This pluck won for Clem national attention and the name "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga."
Clem stayed with the Army through the war, served as a courier, and was wounded twice. Between Shiloh and Chickamauga he was regularly enrolled in the service, began receiving his own pay, and was soon-after promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was only 12 years old. After the Civil War he tried to enter West Point but was turned down because of his slim education. A personal appeal to President Ulysses S. Grant, his commanding general at Shiloh, won him a 2nd Lieutenant's appointment in the Regular Army on 18 December 1871, and in 1903 he attained the rank of Colonel and served as Assistant Quartermaster General. He retired from the Army as a Major General in 1916, having served an astounding 55 years.
General Clem died in San Antonio, Texas on 13 May 1937, exactly 3 months shy of his 86th birthday, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Remarkable Journey of Johnny Clem: From Drummer Boy to Major General
https://www.wethekids.us/the-remarkable-journey-of-johnny-clem-from-drummer-boy-to-major-general/
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That is a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing.
Companies do not act, people act. Important distinction. Now we can talk about responsibility, culpability and liability.
Rule 1. It's always the fault of the guy who wasn't there.
BREAKING: Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes in mountains, official says
Fog is complicating rescue efforts, the state-news agency IRNA reported. Fars urged Iranians to pray.
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.
The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/helicopter-iranian-presidents-convoy-accident-says-strate-tv-2024-05-19/
Factual, and excellently written.
The cost of FJB's Green Deal will exceed $27 BILLION, AND DESTROY MUCH OF THE FARM AND RANCH LAND IN AMERICA. TRUMP mentioned it in his NRA SPEECH.
Thank you !
Another great post!
horrifying. thanks clinton. and al.
I could share dozens of stories with you about the environmentalists blocking our rail projects. It has been a never ending battle the past 15 years and one that defies logic. The story about this poor fellow taking the fall for an accident is unfair but not surprising for these zealots. Earth is their god.
Indeed - rail freight is a very environmentally friendly way to move goods but blocked by the zealots!
The government railroaded him. 🤨 Sitting at home, minding your own business, on your day off, will now get you thrown into prison, just because they can and will. This is disgusting!
Wanted to go on that train ride in Alaska when we went on a cruise, but didn't have enough money. 😢
The court system, as well as how it implements the decisions it makes, is not only flawed, it is criminal! Politics rules, it should not in the application of laws, but it does.
The downfall of the criminal justice system began with the Willie Horton Case. ACLU is the big culprit. Criminals gained more rights than victims.
SAY THEIR NAMES, DEMAND JUSTICE. ELISA FLETCHER, LAKEN RILEY, MONTGOMERY JACKSON.
Does it matter if the Criminals are Citizens or Illegals, the shock of the crime should? They were HEINOUS, VICIOUS, AND IF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WASN'T SLAVES TO THE ACLU WE MIGHT HAVE JUSTICE.
https://gailhonadle.substack.com/p/say-their-names-demand-justice-elisa
The monster who murdered Eliza Fletcher had raped another woman, took Memphis nearly a year to run a rape kit. He was just given 80 years in the rape case and still has not been tried in the Eliza Fletcher case, which is about 2 years old. Tennessee has State CONSTITUTIONAL VICTIMS RIGHTS. VERY FEW STATES HAVE ANY. ACLU GARBAGE.
If only Hanousek would "identify" as a black WNBA player, he could be set free and receive daily plaudits from NPR, ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS.
We live in a much different world than that we were brought up in. Remember how, every night, the 6:30 national news shows would say how many days Americans are held hostage during the Carter administration. Now, during the 3rd Obama administration, we have a mindless empty suit that has been asleep at the wheel in the Oval Office for 40 months and the media cannot bring itself to pay attention.
There are still 5 American Hostages in Palestine.
If only they were trans-sexual professional basketball players.....