One thing that has changed is the life span of our ancestors was greatly different than ours. The "Children" were needed and expected to participate fully in the responsibilities of the family at a much earlier age than today, and people did not on the average live as long lives as we do now. And that seems to be reflected in those figures you sited. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunkist" <sunkist@home.com> To: <COOLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 5:49 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 > >