Scourge of War Boards

My study was drawn directly from the battle reports in the ORs -- all units in all theaters of the war, for the entire war.

<t>You are certainly correct that the Gettysburg average of 125 yards did not mean a "real world" maximum of 125. In the OR data that went into my compilation of opening firefight engagement ranges, the max recorded was "300 to 500 yards" with a number of others being recorded at 200 yards or greate...