Posted: May 4, 2017 at 1:44 pm TIL of John Clem, a Union drummer boy during the American Civil War who shot a Confederate colonel who demanded his surrender. He was later promoted to sergeant becoming the youngest NCO in the history of the US Army. submitted by /u/Darddeac to r/todayilearned [link] [comments] Source: Reddit: TGIOKDI Upvoted Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.