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"Enormous numbers of boys and youths served in the American Civil War. The first book to arrive at a careful estimate, Of Age argues that underage enlistees comprised roughly ten percent of the Union army and likely a similar proportion of Confederate forces. Their importance extended beyond sheer numbers. Boys who enlisted without consent deprived parents of badly needed labor and income to which were legally entitled, setting off struggles between households and the military. As the contest ov

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Author

Frances M. Clarke, Rebecca Jo Plant

Publisher

Oxford University PressNew York

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780197601068

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-25