John Montgomery, Revolutionary Fifer

Fiction & Literature, Historical
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Author: Pat Duffy ISBN: 9781426997297
Publisher: Trafford Publishing Publication: January 20, 2012
Imprint: Trafford Publishing Language: English
Author: Pat Duffy
ISBN: 9781426997297
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Publication: January 20, 2012
Imprint: Trafford Publishing
Language: English

Thirteen-year-old John Montgomery is told he is too young to become a soldier when both his father and fifteen-year-old brother sign up to fight the British Redcoats in 1777. Its true that the colonists desperately need soldiers, but they also need fifers, and thats where John knows he can contribute. He understands that fifers play an important role in battles; fifers are the soldiers who pipe orders to the men. Fifersand drummers, toolead the army into battle, and he could do that. During his five years of army service as a fifer, he participates in many battles, including the pivotal Guildford Court House Battle. As John comes of age during the war, he learns about sacrifice, thoughtfulness, and kindness while he fights his own battle against homesickness. Based on a true story, John Montgomery, Revolutionary War Fifer shows the heroics of the men who became soldiers as they fought alongside other colonists to obtain their freedom from the British.

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Thirteen-year-old John Montgomery is told he is too young to become a soldier when both his father and fifteen-year-old brother sign up to fight the British Redcoats in 1777. Its true that the colonists desperately need soldiers, but they also need fifers, and thats where John knows he can contribute. He understands that fifers play an important role in battles; fifers are the soldiers who pipe orders to the men. Fifersand drummers, toolead the army into battle, and he could do that. During his five years of army service as a fifer, he participates in many battles, including the pivotal Guildford Court House Battle. As John comes of age during the war, he learns about sacrifice, thoughtfulness, and kindness while he fights his own battle against homesickness. Based on a true story, John Montgomery, Revolutionary War Fifer shows the heroics of the men who became soldiers as they fought alongside other colonists to obtain their freedom from the British.

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