How tall and thin were people in 1800′s?i guess very different body frame from n

Question: How tall and thin were people in 1800′s!?i guess very different body frame from now a days!.!.!.i recently!?

visited a museum theme 1830′s!.!.!.the dresses,chairs,carriages were sooo small!.!.!.and they were real size too!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Very small!. My history teacher said the average Civil War soldier was 5'4" and weighed 118 lbs!. I've seen 1st ladies dresses in a museum and they looked like they would fit an 11 or 12 year old!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

they were all were unusually skinnyWww@QuestionHome@Com