A 35-36 chest was average, even in the army evidently.
A Sanitary Commission examination of over 1,500 soldiers with the Army of the Potomac...
A medical review of 1,700 recruits forwarded to the Army of Potomac, 1862-63:
Their average chest size was also calculated at 35 inches.
A Sanitary Commission examination of over 1,500 soldiers with the Army of the Potomac...
A medical review of 1,700 recruits forwarded to the Army of Potomac, 1862-63:
Their average chest size was also calculated at 35 inches.