Final Draft of Drummer Boy of Shiloh

In the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh" there is a boy named Joby who is in the Civil War and is startled by what he hears, and sees. He sees the general and he talked to Joby about what the war really is, and how it will affect all of them and the country. If they lose then they will most likely die and if they win they still might die. Joby learned that he should be proud of who he is and what he is doing. A boy who is nine to thirteen is in the war? He must a brave boy. This is what the general wants to show Joby. How many boys are willing to risk their life in the war? No one which is what makes Joby special.

The general told him that he cried because he was afraid he wasn't going to come back home to see his friends and family. He wanted to show Joby that it is okay to be afraid because everyone deep inside that he or the people he meets he will not see again. He wanted Joby to also know that there are people like him who are young and are in the war, but are dead. "I fear it will be full of boys agian , just floating at sundown tomorrow, not caring where the current takes them." He wants Joby to show that he is smarter than all of them because he leads them like he is also the general. If he does it right then they will win because of him. Joby is the key to this battle.

The general wanted to show that even veterans are like him. They will always be afraid that they will cry for the possibility of them dying. If Joby is willing to take the risk of leading the general's men then Joby wil be remembered for what he has done in the Battle of Shiloh. Everyone will respect him for doing what no one could have done and that is to lead an army on a young age. On the other hand Joby could be a hero, but he will lose his life. He won't have the chance to live on and see him get a reward of being the bravest soldier in the war.

Joby is a special boy that he should be proud of himself. He is the only boy willing to take risks, and he might have left home for the war. No boy would do this. If I were in his time, I would be proud to meet this brave boy.