Shiloh+Union+Soldiers

__Union Soldiers__ At the beginning of the war the union started out with 62,000 soldiers and at the end of the war they had at least 13,000 soldiers either killed wounded or missing. The Union also had a little boy fighting in the army. His name was John Joseph Clem. He was the drummer boy for the union.He tried to join in May 1861 in the 3rd Ohio Infantry.He was rejected on account of his age and small size. He then tried to join the  22nd Michigan , which also refused him. He tagged along anyways. The 22nd eventually adopted John as a drummer boy and mascot. Officers eventually chipped in to pay him the regular soldier’s wage of $13 a month. He was finally able to join two years later.