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Re: Andrew Hawkins Barren County, Ky, CIVIL WAR
Posted by: Alan Pitts (ID *****6088) Date: April 08, 2009 at 10:48:41
In Reply to: Andrew Hawkins Barren County, Ky, CIVIL WAR by Phyllis Tolin of 26912

Happened to be looking at a record of a soldier yesterday who joined at age fifteen with his father's consent. He received a discharge a year later as being underage.

In my humble opinion, anyone reported as age eleven on the 1860 census is too young to seriously consider for ACW miltary service.


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