My ancestor was 25 at the start of the war. Wondering if there is any one out there that can help solve a mystery of many, many years standing on the parents of a grandmother of mine. Her name was Sophronia Cooley born 1787 in Somers or Enfield, CT and died 26 February1834 in Springfield, MA. There are no answers as proof as to her parents. Some believe it could have been a John Cooley/Colley and Eleanor Warner. Haven't been able to track any of this down. Looking forward to hearing from someone else that can help me out on this or is having this same problems. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: Sunkist <sunkist@home.com> To: <COOLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:49 PM Subject: [Cooley] Geneology Tidbit > I found this on another list. Check your ancestors and see if you think it > is true. In checking my ancestors it is not true. Is it is true or not true > for your ancestors? > > From: http://www.genealogybulletin.com/archives/HTML/etc70.html > > According to a tidbit from genealogical society bulletins, 78 percent of the > Union Army in the Civil War was comprised of lads 15 to 18 years old. Data > gleaned from government records reveals figures that may surprise you. Here > are the statistics from the total enlistment of Northern soldiers during the > Civil War: > > Age Number of Personnel > > 10 ............ 25 > 11 ............ 34 > 12 ............225 > 13 ............380 > 14 ...........1602 > 15 ........104,987 (3.5%) > 16 ........231,051 (8.0%) > 17 ........884,981 (28.0%) > 18 ......1,158,434 (38.5%) > 19-22 .....617,511 (20.5%) > 22-44 ......52,696 > 45+ .....Not given > > -- > Warning! - Sunkist will no longer accept attachments of any kind without prior > notification. Thank you for your understanding! Please visit me at: > www.teleport.com/~sunkist > > > > ==== COOLEY Mailing List ==== > Please send replies to the list, not just to the original poster. Other members may benefit from the data that you provide. > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >