(Replay) The Backstory: The 9-year-old Union soldier

Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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In this re-release episode: War is a terrible thing under any circumstance. But imagine the Civil War. There were more deaths than the combined total in WW1 and WW2. Food, uniforms, medical supplies, working weapons, and more, all in short supply with con artists stealing as much as 25% of government war funds. But the passion and ideology so many soldiers brought to battle was astounding. This is the story of Johnny Clem who desperately wanted to fight for the Union. He joined the military at 9 years old and retired as a general 55 years later after marrying a Confederate’s daughter!

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0:00.0	Yeah, so when you think about going to war, doesn't it seem like it would be the most frightening
0:05.2	experience of your life? Well, now imagine it's the civil war, the bloodiest war in U.S.
0:11.1	history, with hand-to-hand combat, using guns that misfire, rusty blades, and makeshift uniforms.
0:18.4	There's a severe lack of food, clean water, and basic supplies, including blankets and shoes.
0:24.5	Worst of all, disease is rampant.
0:27.5	Well, now imagine you go into this war at the age of nine.
0:32.1	Just a little boy.
0:33.1	I'm Patty Steele, the unbelievable life of General Johnny Clem.
0:38.4	Next on the backstory.
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