Found this on another site, attributed to Fox's regimental Losses. The height and age of some 118,000 of 200,000 Indiana Union volunteers was recorded with the results below. Those who have had Statistics 101 will note a "bell curve" created by the raw data for height, averaging about 5' 8". The predominant age is 18, with the numbers descending fairly regularly from there.
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"The age and height of 118,254 Indiana soldiers (out of about 200,000 enlistments) was recorded, with the following interesting result:
No. of men.
Under 5 ft. 1 in.. 501
At 5 ft. 1 in. 263
At 5 ft. 2 in. 971
At 5 ft. 3 in. 2,503
At 5 ft. 4 in. 5,387
At 5 ft. 5 in. 9,171
At 5 ft. 6 in. 14,373
At 5 ft. 7 in. 15,328
At 5 ft. 8 in. 19, 140
At 5 ft. 9 in. 15,472
At 5 ft. 10 in. 15,047
At 5 ft. 11 in. 8,706
At 6 ft. -- in. 6,679
At 6 ft. 1 in. 2,614
At 6 ft. 2 in. 1,357
At 6 ft. 3 in. 406
Over 6 ft. 3 in. 336
Total: 118,254
Age # Men
Under 17 years 270
At 17 years 634
At 18 years 21,935
At 19 years 10,519
At 20 years 9,435
At 21 years 9,705
At 22 years 7,835
At 23 years 6,789
At 24 years 6,013
At 25 years 4,891
At 26 years 4,283
At 27 years 3,758
At 28 years 3,929
At 29 years 2,769
At 30 years 3,001
At 31 to 34 years 8,361
At 35 years and over 14,127
Total recorded, 118,254
From the foregoing it will be seen that an entire division of stalwart Indianians could have been formed, in which every man would have been six feet or more in height.
Over 80,000 Indiana soldiers, however, were enlisted without preserving any record of their age and height. These figures approximate closely the ages and heights of the American volunteers of the same classes. "
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"The age and height of 118,254 Indiana soldiers (out of about 200,000 enlistments) was recorded, with the following interesting result:
No. of men.
Under 5 ft. 1 in.. 501
At 5 ft. 1 in. 263
At 5 ft. 2 in. 971
At 5 ft. 3 in. 2,503
At 5 ft. 4 in. 5,387
At 5 ft. 5 in. 9,171
At 5 ft. 6 in. 14,373
At 5 ft. 7 in. 15,328
At 5 ft. 8 in. 19, 140
At 5 ft. 9 in. 15,472
At 5 ft. 10 in. 15,047
At 5 ft. 11 in. 8,706
At 6 ft. -- in. 6,679
At 6 ft. 1 in. 2,614
At 6 ft. 2 in. 1,357
At 6 ft. 3 in. 406
Over 6 ft. 3 in. 336
Total: 118,254
Age # Men
Under 17 years 270
At 17 years 634
At 18 years 21,935
At 19 years 10,519
At 20 years 9,435
At 21 years 9,705
At 22 years 7,835
At 23 years 6,789
At 24 years 6,013
At 25 years 4,891
At 26 years 4,283
At 27 years 3,758
At 28 years 3,929
At 29 years 2,769
At 30 years 3,001
At 31 to 34 years 8,361
At 35 years and over 14,127
Total recorded, 118,254
From the foregoing it will be seen that an entire division of stalwart Indianians could have been formed, in which every man would have been six feet or more in height.
Over 80,000 Indiana soldiers, however, were enlisted without preserving any record of their age and height. These figures approximate closely the ages and heights of the American volunteers of the same classes. "
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