Trivia 4-22-15 Young and Old

[BrrrBRRRR]

25.8 years old

 

[lelliott19]

According to the Civil War Trust's Civil War Facts, the average age of the Union soldier was 25.8 years.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/

 

[War Horse]

It Varied as the war progressed.

the average age of a Union soldier in the rank and file was 24 though there were also quite a number of older soldiers

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#...+union+soldier+during+the+American+Civil+War?

All but 1.5 per cent of the enlisted men in the Federal Army were between 18 ... The average age was slightly under 26 years (25.8083) at time of enlistment

http://www.civilwarhome.com/themen.html

The average age was slightly under 26 years (25.8083) at time of enlistment

http://www.civilwarhome.com/themen.html

I'm going to say 25.8, Yes, That's my final answer.

The average Union soldier was 25.8 years old; there is no definite information on the average age of Confederate soldiers, but by the end of the war old men and young boys, who otherwise would have stayed home, were being pressed into service. The average soldier on both sides was a white, native-born, protestant farmer.

http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/

 

[sarladaise]

25.8 years

 

[bixby272]

The average Union soldier was 25.8 years old

 

[YankeeDoodle]

I guess 24

Edit - Correct, Pvt. Doodle. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

Hoosier

 

[E_just_E]

According to these guys, 25.8 years old, but I'd love to see their methodology of calculating that (eg. is that a really true weighted average throughout the war, is it age at joining the army, mustering out, etc.?) To calculate the true average age, you'd need some pretty interesting algorithms, a good database of every single person in the army with things like when they enlisted, how long they were in, when they were out (either by death or not) and crank all that data

Just sayin'

 

[ole]

Geez! Can you ask the dang question when I'm awake?

 

[adisciu9]

25.8 years

 

[PeterT]

I'll have a guess at .... 22.

Edit - Sorry, PeterT, they were a little older than that.

Hoosier

 

[O' Be Joyful]

25

 

[Mustang Cdr]

25.8 years old

 

[ami]

answer: 25.8 years old