Books with title Emperor and the Drummer Boy

As far as the eye can see, scarlet men are marching . . . A rich and splendid company, but none more so than the drummer boy. But a moment later, the sound of Charlie Samson's drum was swallowed in a wild thunder. The glorious scarlet troops had been ambushed. Men were dead and dying all around, and all the beauty was gone. All that was left was himself and his drum, and a few shady nightwalkers—cowards who came crawling from the ditches and knaves who scoured the dead for wealth . . .

It’s 1863, and the War Between the States has been dragging on for two years. 'Almost' ten-year-old Clem Johnson, and his little terrier mix, Shags, are eager to join the Confederate army, and teach “them Yankees” a lesson. However, the only position open is that of drummer boy. But Clem doesn’t want to be a drummer boy. He wants to fight . . . to become a hero. But how can you become a hero if everyone thinks you’re too young to fight?

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