John Lincoln Clem, is known as Johnny Shiloh, which is a United States Army general who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He got his fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history.
John Lincoln Clem (August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937), famously known as Johnny Shiloh, was a United States Army general who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history.