Child Soldier Collection

Training German boys for army, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Training German boys for army, between 1914 and c1915. German boys in a field, being trained to be soldiers in world War I

Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917
Junior American Guard, Drilling, 1917

Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917
Junior American Guard, R. Alexander, 1917

Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917
Junior American Guard, Lincoln Shab, 1917

Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917
Junior American Guard Drilling, 1917

The Munitioners of July 28, 1831. Creator: Auguste Raffet
The Munitioners of July 28, 1831

Kit Carsons band, Camp McKibbin, [Maryland?], 1893. Creator: Unknown
Kit Carsons band, Camp McKibbin, 1893, 1893. [ Kit Carson Post 2 G.A.R. Washington D.C. ]

Capt. Columbus & friends, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Capt. Columbus & friends, 1893. [Group of soldiers including a child]

Sergeant John Lincoln Clem, c1867. Creator: Unknown
Sgt. John Clem, between 1855 and 1865. [Soldier, nicknamed Johnny Shiloh (1851-1937): drummer boy in the Union Army during the American Civil War]

Boy with a gun, Aden Protectorate, Arabia, 1936. Artist: Fox
Boy with a gun, Aden Protectorate, Arabia, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

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A haunting glimpse into the past: Child soldiers, a tragic reality that spans centuries. In the late 19th century, Kit Carson's Band, also known as the "Mountain Warriors," included Native American boy soldiers as young as eight years old during the Indian Wars in the United States, around 1893 (Unknown Creator). Camp McKibbin, Maryland, housed Confederate child soldiers during the American Civil War, around the same time (Unknown Creator). Sergeant John Lincoln Clem, enlisted at just ten years old, fought bravely in the Union Army during the Civil War in 1867 (Unknown Creator). Fast forward to the 20th century, this boy with a gun in the Aden Protectorate, Arabia, 1936 (Artist: Fox), is a chilling reminder of the ongoing issue of child soldiers in conflict zones around the world.