I joined the Marines in 1969 and even then there were young men 15 and 16 that had gotten in. Most were discovered. My platoon had a 16 year old that they caught one week before graduation. He didn't look any older than 16 to be sure. Your channel is outstanding. Thank you
I really appreciate the stories of the lives of the more ordinary people of the lower ranks (of which I am certainly one), so thanks once again Ron. It seems that for most of human history, war has been man's favorite sport as can be attested to by James Bateman's undaunted eagerness to be a participant in his era's war. Only until each of us learns otherwise, through our own personal experience, war is assumed to be all glory and there is nothing in our dreary lives that can compare with the ultimate emotions that are conjured up during combat, whereby a living being, born with the otherwise omnipotent instinct to live, will risk and even throw away their one and precious life "for the cause." It seems that even those who, through grief at losing the best and closest comrades they have ever known and/or through severe wounding that otherwise ruins a promising life, those who have indeed learned that 'war is all hell,' even for them they recall the hell of war as their "finest moments" and a "highlight of their lives" and afterwards help erect Regimental Monuments and Veteran's Memorials in every town square.
I have yet to learn if he joined the ranks. His military service index card indicates he mustered in as a musician and mustered out as a private, which suggests he may have. However, the drum patch and veteran's strip on his uniform coat, and that the portrait was taken in Springfield, suggests that he was a drummer on furlough with his comrades in March-April 1864. So, if he was a private, it was towards the closing months of the war.
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Outstanding Ron
Thank you so much Ron. Everyone should listen to history you portray. Thanks again.
The drive and determination of that young man and others like him in those times. Thanks for giving him life once again.
I joined the Marines in 1969 and even then there were young men 15 and 16 that had gotten in. Most were discovered. My platoon had a 16 year old that they caught one week before graduation. He didn't look any older than 16 to be sure. Your channel is outstanding. Thank you
Ron, another great story that nobody else would ever present.
Can there be any young Americans today who have Jimmy's patriotic spirit? I hope so. Wonderful story Ron. Keep up your great work!
Thanks Ron! You're doing all of us a great service. 😊
Thanks for sharing Jimmies story. I like the props and backdrops in nineteenth century photos.
Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate the episodes on specific unknown individuals. It is these individuals that are the most accurate face of war.
Dude needs his own movie.
I really appreciate the stories of the lives of the more ordinary people of the lower ranks (of which I am certainly one), so thanks once again Ron.
It seems that for most of human history, war has been man's favorite sport as can be attested to by James Bateman's undaunted eagerness to be a participant in his era's war. Only until each of us learns otherwise, through our own personal experience, war is assumed to be all glory and there is nothing in our dreary lives that can compare with the ultimate emotions that are conjured up during combat, whereby a living being, born with the otherwise omnipotent instinct to live, will risk and even throw away their one and precious life "for the cause." It seems that even those who, through grief at losing the best and closest comrades they have ever known and/or through severe wounding that otherwise ruins a promising life, those who have indeed learned that 'war is all hell,' even for them they recall the hell of war as their "finest moments" and a "highlight of their lives" and afterwards help erect Regimental Monuments and Veteran's Memorials in every town square.
Well stated, and much appreciated.
I wonder, did he stay a drummer or take up a musket later?
I have yet to learn if he joined the ranks. His military service index card indicates he mustered in as a musician and mustered out as a private, which suggests he may have. However, the drum patch and veteran's strip on his uniform coat, and that the portrait was taken in Springfield, suggests that he was a drummer on furlough with his comrades in March-April 1864. So, if he was a private, it was towards the closing months of the war.
You're doing a fantastic job! I need some advice: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?