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Throughout the American Civil War, approximately 250,000–420,000 males under the age of 18 were involved in both Union and Confederate forces.[1] It is estimated that 100,000 Union soldiers were 15 years of age or younger.[2] By one estimate, approximately ten percent of Union soldiers were underaged (the Confederate army likely had a similar proportion of underage soldiers).[3]
- ^ Murphy, Jim (1990). The boys' war : Confederate and Union soldiers talk about the Civil War. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN 0395664128.
- ^ "National Park Civil War Series: Life in Civil War America". www.nps.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Frances M.; Plant, Rebecca Jo (2023). Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197601044.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-760104-4.
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