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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Is this meant to be literal? Please tell me a Confederate Colonel actually got shot by a fucking drummerboy.

[–] thebeardedpotato@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

It seems it’s up for debate but there is evidence of it being true. And according to the Wikipedia article, he was 12 at the time but had been trying to enlist and tagged along with the 22nd Michigan Infantry since he was 9. His story is fascinating.

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