Re: Demographics of older recruits
Is a regiment meant to be filled with exempt men too singular to be useful, or would the 37th Iowa make a good study?
True, of the 914 officers and other ranks, 86 under aged recruits were mustered in (youngest 15). Almost 600 of them, however, were over 50 years of age (oldest 80).
Is a regiment meant to be filled with exempt men too singular to be useful, or would the 37th Iowa make a good study?
True, of the 914 officers and other ranks, 86 under aged recruits were mustered in (youngest 15). Almost 600 of them, however, were over 50 years of age (oldest 80).
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