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The Civil War's youngest wounded soldier on record, he was twelve when his left hand and arm were shattered by an exploding shell. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] Courtland Comly Cooper born 1847, of De Kalb, NY, enlisted in the 92nd NY Infantry in 1861 at the age of either 14 or 15, birthdate unknown, and died at Cold Harbor June 1, 1864, while charging the rebel ...
Pages in category "Child soldiers in the American Civil War" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Former child soldiers at a centre for rehabilitation and reintegration into their communities, Sri Lanka. Between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka's government fought a civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers). For its entire duration the Tamil Tigers and other armed groups made routine use of child recruits, typically aged 14 ...
Child soldiers in the American Civil War (18 P) ... List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P; Dennis Hart Mahan; S. William J. Simmons (teacher)
Militias recruited thousands of child soldiers during the Afghan civil war over three decades. Many are still fighting now for the Taliban. Some of those taken from Islamic religious schools or madrassas, are used as suicide bombers and gunmen. A propaganda video of boys marching in camouflage uniform and using slogans of martyrdom was issued ...
Helen Viola Jackson (August 3, 1919 – December 16, 2020) was the last surviving widow of a Union soldier and the last surviving widow of a Civil War veteran overall; she died on December 16, 2020, at the age of 101.
This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States and the Confederate States (Confederate States Army).
Child soldiers by war (3 C, 5 P)-Female child soldiers (1 C, 22 P) + ... Pages in category "Child soldiers" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 ...