John Clem

John Clem
John Clem
	From Volume III of 1916's A History of Texas and Texans
Birth name	John Lincoln Clem
Born	August 13, 1851; Newark, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1937 (aged 85); San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Branch	Union Army; United States Army;
Service years	1863–1864; 1871–1915
Rank	Major general
Unit	22nd Michigan Infantry; 24th Infantry Regiment;
Battles/wars	American Civil War; Battle of Chickamauga; Spanish–American War;

John Lincoln Clem (nicknamed Johnny Shiloh; August 13, 1851 – May 13, 1937) was an American general officer who served as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He gained fame for his bravery on the battlefield, becoming the youngest noncommissioned officer in the history of the United States Army.

He retired from the Army in 1915, having attained the rank of brigadier general in the Quartermaster Corps; he was at that time the last veteran of the American Civil War still on duty in the United States Armed Forces, although others similarly aged and experienced such as Peter Conover Hains and Albert A. Michelson rejoined the military after World War I started.

By special act of Congress on August 29, 1916, he was promoted to major general one year after his retirement.

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