Dublin Core
Title
John L Clem (Newark, Ohio)
Contributor
Prisha Jain
Type
Site
Identifier
2578
Date Issued
1999-11-14
Extent
m x m x m
Europeana
Country
United States of America
Europeana Data Provider
John L Clem (Newark, Ohio)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/John_L_Clem__Newark,_Ohio_
Monument Type
Statue - standing soldier
Inscription
Considered the youngest ever to serve, Clem ran away from home at the age of 9 yrs. and 10 mos. to join the Union Army. At Snodgrass Hill, as a drummer boy in Co. “C” 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, he won the sobriquet "The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga," a nickname that graces his monument at Arlington National Cemetery. Also known as “Johnny Shiloh,” he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant after the war by President Grant. Clem served until 1915 when he retired with the rank of Major General, the last Civil War veteran on active duty. This monument is dedicated to the Licking County Veterans of All Wars this 14th day of November, 1999. The sculptor, Mike Major, was Ohio's first artist in-residence.
State
Ohio
County
Licking County
Affiliation
Union
City
Newark
Location Type
Park