Tag: youngest soldier to fight in the civil war
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John Clem: The Youngest US Combat Soldier and His Enduring Legacy
John Clem is known as the youngest combat soldier in the history of the United States. He was born on August 13, 1851, and at the age of 10, he ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army during the Civil War. When he arrived at the army camp, he…