Grabbing an ammunition pouch from a fallen comrade, he began to service the cannons and held his ground throughout the attack even when Confederate troops advanced to within five yards of his position. After carrying a wounded officer to the rear, Cook returned to his unit find most of the gunners dead and cannons unmanned. During the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, the Union battery came under fire from Confederate infantrymen in the West Woods. John Cook enlisted in the Union Army in Cincinnati, Ohio as a bugler for the 4th U.S Artillery at the age of 14. His photograph has become one of the most famous portraits of Civil War and a monument in his honor stands at Memory Hill Cemetery in Georgia. He was found dead on the field of battle by his comrades, decapitated by a direct hit from a Federal cannon. During the Battle of Malvern Hill, Jemison was one of the many Confederate soldiers that charged up the slope into Union artillery fire. He served in the 2nd Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment and participated in the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battles in 1862. The “ Drummer Boy of Chickamauga” was promoted to sergeant for his actions, the youngest soldier ever to become a noncommissioned officer in the United States Army.Įdwin Jemison of Monroe, Louisiana enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 16 in 1861. When cornered by a Confederate colonel who demanded his surrender, Clem shot the officer and returned to his unit. Armed with his drum and a sawed down musket, he fought with the 22nd Michigan at Horseshoe Ridge on September 20th, 1863. He became a national celebrity for his actions at Chickamauga. Undeterred, Clem joined the 22nd Michigan, who let him follow the regiment, adopting him as a mascot and unofficial drummer boy before he officially enlisted in 1863. John Clem tried to enlist in the Union army in 1861, but was refused on account of being not yet even 10 years old. Saved Land Browse Interactive Map View active campaigns.Help Tell African American Stories of Valor.Help Protect 407 Acres Across Four Sacred Battlefields.Save 150 Endangered Acres at Gaines’ Mill and Cold Harbor.Virtual Tours View All See Antietam now!.National Teacher Institute July 21 - 24, 2022 Learn More.USS Constitution In 4 Minutes Watch Video.Liberty Trail Explore the Southern Campaigns Learn more.African Americans During the Revolutionary War.The First American President: Setting the Precedent.
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