John Clem, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Army soldier
Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1851
Place of Birth: Newark, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 13-May-1937
Profession: general officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John Clem
- John Lincoln Clem (August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937), famously known as Johnny Shiloh, was a United States Army general who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army in the American Civil War.
- He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in Army history.
- He retired from the U.S.
- Army in 1915, having attained the rank of brigadier general in the Quartermaster Corps; he was the last veteran of the American Civil War still on duty in the U.S.
- Armed Forces.
- By special act of Congress on August 29, 1916, he was promoted to major general one year after his retirement.
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