Com. Officers | Non-Com Staff | Band | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL (Enlisted) | |
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Maine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 133 |
New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 100 |
Vermont | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 55 |
Massachusetts | 44 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 37 | 66 | 65 | 76 | 77 | 69 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 593 |
Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
New York | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL(US) | 57 | 3 | 19 | 108 | 79 | 104 | 104 | 91 | 107 | 97 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 944 |
Men of the First Term Born in Foreign Countries, Territories, Etc.
Com. Officers | Non-Com Staff | Band | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL (Enlisted) | |
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British America | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 41 |
On The Ocean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Cape of Good Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 47 |
Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26 |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 47 | 30 | 21 | 210 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other Parts of Europe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 38 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 350 |
Com. Officers | Non-Com Staff | Band | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL (Enlisted) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S | 57 | 3 | 19 | 108 | 79 | 104 | 104 | 91 | 107 | 97 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 944 |
For. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 38 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 350 |
Unknown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
TOTAL | 58 | 6 | 23 | 125 | 121 | 137 | 125 | 127 | 119 | 140 | 130 | 125 | 127 | 1305 |
Germany includes all the German states--Prussia, Austria, Saxony, &c.
Other Parts of Europe includes Denmark (2), Sweden (1), Norway (1), Finland (1), Poland (1), Switzerland (8), Belgium (3), France (2), Italy (1), Corsica (1) & Portugal (1)
NOTES:
Officers from the ranks are included in the companies from which they were promoted.
Recruits of 1864 Born in the United States
Maine | 6 |
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New Hampshire | 3 |
Vermont | 5 |
Massachusetts | 27 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
Connecticut | 6 |
New York | 32 |
New Jersey | 10 |
Pennsylvania | 9 |
Delaware | 2 |
Maryland | 3 |
Indiana | 1 |
Kentucky | 1 |
Missouri | 1 |
Louisiana | 1 |
Texas | 1 |
TOTAL | 111 |
Notes:
The above statistics are from The History of the 2d Massachusetts Infantry by Alonzo Quint. I have counted the breakdown by Company by hand. Click here to see this chart.
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British America | 31 |
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West Indies | 1 |
England | 18 |
Wales | 1 |
Scotland | 17 |
Ireland | 54 |
Germany | 58 |
Other Parts of Europe | 14 |
Cape of Good Hope | 1 |
TOTAL | 181 |
Other Parts of Europe includes Sweden (1), Norway (1), Finland (1), Poland (1), Switzerland (6), Belgium (1), Italy (1), & Corsica (1)
The above is from the History of the 2d Massachusetts Infantry by Alonzo Quint. When I counted the recruits by company, my figures different on several occasions. Click here to see the breakdown by Company as counted from the roster.
NOTES:
Germany includes all the German states--Prussia, Austria, Saxony, &c.
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TOTALS FOR RECRUITS OF 1864
Totals for the Recruits of 1864
United States | 111 |
Foreign | 181 |
Unknown | 94 |
TOTAL | 386 |
Note:
For a breakdown by company of the "Unknowns," click here.
Source: History of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry by Alonzo Quint.
TOTAL ENLISTED MEN FOR THE
2ND MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY
Men of the First Term | 1305 |
Recruits of 1864 | 386 |
TOTAL | 1691 |
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Chart #1: United States Nativities of the Recruits of 1864
(Counted from Roster)
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL | |
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Maine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Vermont | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Massachusetts | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Connecticut | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
New York | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
New Jersey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Delaware | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kentucky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 110 |
CHART #2: Foreign Nativities of the Recruits of 1864
(Counted from Roster)
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL | |
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British America | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
England America | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ireland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
Germany | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 57 |
Other Parts of Europe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Cape of Good Hope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 179 |
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | TOTAL | |
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Unknown | 13 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 94 |