The question, says Whisonant, is whether a correlation exists between the geology of the battlefield and casualties taken there. For some battles in the Civil War, the story told by the shape of the land is clear: soldiers were at greater risk in some areas because the underlying geology created a more dangerous terrain.The infantryman is himself quite the geologist. I speak from personal experience.
10/02/2008
Specialization on parade
A geologist plies his trade: