We Specialize in Comic Book Archival Storage Products We Specialize in Comic Book Archival Storage Products MENU Store Categories Store Support Click Thumbnails to Enlarge Product Description American Civil War General Metal Hand Painted Collectible Figure Civil war soldiers were generally young. Seventy percent were less than 23 years of age. Many were 15 or 16 while drummer boys might be as young as 10 years old. In the beginning of the war, soldiers were all volunteers. Many joined hoping to have a great adventure. Very few has any prior military training and the training they received was minimal. Most officers learned to do their job by doing it. Enlisted men were taught the fundamentals - how to use their weapons and how to march and fight in formations Features