The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-30

i"HuS' tSlilIIy one WAS Il ilier aud
one Il drummer.
If II boy could show himself very
SkiIlful Mt the rub-a dub dub or tootIe.
te.toot he would be taken. even II he
Hacked Il couple OF years, II couple of
inches ana n score OF pounds to brIu:
MN up to the regulation size. age and
weight. This accounts for Willie
johnson. aged thirteen, who was
awarded u medal Of honor for some
gaI!""; act performed the second year
or the war while lie was a drummer In
the Third Vermont: for the boy Nun.
son or tile Twcnty.third MasSacl,u.
sets. who was mUrtally wounded nj
the battle Of Roanoke while only thIr.
teen: OF GnrIncr. the drummer of the
Eighth Michigan. brought home TO his
anxious. waiting mother. dead from :;
wound received III battle when he was
but little over thirteen.
Blue or gray, it made no difference.
There We're y. X. Clark. II drummer of
The Firth Georgia regiment. who went
| 'HF"'iSh The canttInisn Scigtiing but
Iiincty-fvc pounds. aud liStlc Citizen of
Tennessee: the hero OF. II classic war
.Fric' who was nurscd back to life
from an awful wound only TO 70 forth
again to battle and never be heard
! from more.
The life and drum corps of m In.
'antry regiment formed n unit 1t.
SELF. The members were de;nchrd
from the companies in which they huu
enlisted and attached to rc.ilncntu1
headquarters. the same us the color
guard. Under Il chief they orrunlnL
separate quarters aud were subject 10
the directions Of the coloncl's STAFF Of.
lccrS. IN battle the lifcrs and drum
'hrrs. especially during the early DAYS
or the war. assisted the surgeons In
the care Of the wounded Often they
were with strangers. administering 10
the fallen. and errands OF mercy called
them TO hIstant paris of the Held.
In ls6" the Federal ambulance corn.
was organized. and the work of giyin.
first aid and removing the wo,,rdrt
was done thereafter by ambulance nj.
PENDANTS. This arrangement relieved
the musicians of the duty Of rcmoyln.
wounded In strctchcrs and left them
Tree to roam the field in search q,
r,,.a a.
.Ic 'eSiIheil:ai bahd. the reg
mental fife and dram cerYs, which
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