The youngest soldier was 13, while the oldest soldier was 98 years old
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The Youngest surviving soldier at the end of the US Civil War was Andrew 'Jackson' Botts. He was the 13 years old. Known as the 'Little Drummer Boy,' he joined the Civil war when he was 12 1/2 years old. There were other soldiers who were as young as or younger when they joined, but Andrew Jackson Botts was the only 13 year old soldier at the end of the war.
There isn't a positive answer because soldiers ages ranged from 11 and up. So, the youngest solder was most likely an 11 year old boy. It's quite sad.
ANSWER They were "citizen-soldiers".
there were 10 blinded soldiers during the civil war
Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment was created in 1918.