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In his book, “On Killing” Lt. Colonel Grossman claims that the average firefight between two regiments in the American Civil War was conducted at 30 yards, and resulted in the death of 1-2 soldiers per minute. Is this accurate?

by /u/Alex_BurnsKKriege in /r/AskHistorians

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