United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Juvenile

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a letter signed by John Lincoln Clem (1851–1937), the youngest noncommissioned officer in the Civil War and a long-serving veteran of the United States Army. The letter, dated February 16, 1917, and written from Washington, D.C., is addressed to James Christie of Nyack, New York. In the letter, Clem acknowledges the recognition given to him by the Adjutant General as the youngest soldier to serve in the Civil War and notes that he was the last Civil War veteran on...