& don't forget the ladies who served in the Civil War ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Orton" <borton@liveh2o.com> To: <TNHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 6:53 PM Subject: [TNHAMILT] Union Army age 10 to 45+ > > I found the folowing on another list: > > I found this little goodie at > <http://www.genealogybulletin.com/archives/HTML/etc70.html> while > surfing the Web earlier this week. I thought you all might be > interested in reading it. > > 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 > > How old was your ancestor when he served in the Civil War? Keep his age > in mind as you see portrayals or read battle accounts. How would your > 17-year-old son fare? > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > >