In The Drummer Boy of Shiloh, the general told Joby that Joby was "the heart of the army" and that the general needed Joby to win the war. If Joby beat a sure, steady rhythm the soldiers would be confident and win the battle. If Joby beat slow, the men would also be slow and be killed. So the outcome of the battle was all in Joby's hands.
I think that the general is right. Like when I'm listening to music and it's a sad song, it makes me sad, but if it's happy it makes me happy. So if Joby's beat is sad, then it would ruin the mood and make the soldiers sad and slow, but if the beat is loud and powerful the men will feel the [power and push on.
But maybe it's the general with all the power and who controls whether they win the battle. If the general didn't tell Joby that he's important and make him confident, then he would play the drum with out confidence causing the soldiers to fight with out confidence. Therefore the general must be the key part.
Like in real life, it's kind of like a chain, if you're good or bad towards someone, they will feel good or bad, which may cause others to feel that way as well (because of you). So it's like in the story the general passes on his confidence to Joby, so Joby passes the confidence to the soldiers through the beat he plays on the drum.
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