Enlisted Men of the
2nd Massachusetts Infantry:
Birthplaces




Men of the First Term
Recruits of 1864
Total Enlisted Men




Birthplaces:
Men of the First Term


United States
Foreign Countries, Territories, etc.
Total First Term



Men of the First Term Born in the United States

Com.
Officers
Non-Com
Staff
BandABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
(Enlisted)
Maine11227221951121210139133
New Hampshire2022210121041164127100
Vermont20111411532545555
Massachusetts4421442376665767769474553593
Rhode Island10000014000005
Connecticut00010112100039
New York600542403442533
New Jersey00000000000101
Pennsylvania00001110000104
Maryland00000210000003
Virginia00000000010001
Ohio00000010000001
Indiana10000000000000
Illinois00000000010001
Kentucky00000001001002
Alabama00000000000011
Louisiana00001000000001
TOTAL(US)57319108791041049110797707983944



Men of the First Term Born in Foreign Countries, Territories, Etc.


Com.
Officers
Non-Com
Staff
BandABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
(Enlisted)
British America101545163532641
On The Ocean00000000101002
Cape of
Good Hope
00000000100001
England001584462464347
Germany020002330412926
Ireland000627211119325473021210
Scotland100010211023213
Wales00010000000001
Other Parts
of Europe
00020110100229
TOTAL12417413321361138604443350


Totals of U.S. and Foreign Born Men of the First Term

Com.
Officers
Non-Com
Staff
BandABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
(Enlisted)
U.S57319108791041049110797707983944
For.12417413321361138604443350
Unknown010010001502111
TOTAL586231251211371251271191401301251271305


NOTES:
Officers from the ranks are included in the companies from which they were promoted.

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)



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Birthplaces:
Recruits of 1864

United States
Foreign Countries, Territories, etc.
Total Recruits of 1864





Recruits of 1864 Born in the United States

Maine6
New Hampshire3
Vermont5
Massachusetts27
Rhode Island3
Connecticut6
New York32
New Jersey10
Pennsylvania9
Delaware2
Maryland3
Indiana1
Kentucky1
Missouri1
Louisiana1
Texas1
TOTAL111

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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Recruits of 1864 Born in Foreign Countries


British America31
West Indies1
England18
Wales1
Scotland17
Ireland54
Germany58
Other Parts
of Europe
14
Cape of
Good Hope
1
TOTAL181


NOTES:
Germany includes all the German states--Prussia, Austria, Saxony, &c.

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.


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TOTALS FOR RECRUITS OF 1864




Totals for the Recruits of 1864


United States111
Foreign181
Unknown94
TOTAL386

Note:
Source: History of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry by Alonzo Quint.

For a breakdown by company of the "Unknowns," click here.



TOTAL ENLISTED MEN FOR THE
2ND MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY


Men of the First Term1305
Recruits of 1864386
TOTAL1691



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Chart #1: United States Nativities of the Recruits of 1864
(Counted from Roster)

ABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
Maine20000021106
New Hampshire00001010103
Vermont01002010105
Massachusetts391321214127
Rhode Island00000010203
Connecticut01001111106
New York242161556032
New Jersey011142010010
Pennsylvania00112121109
Delaware00101000002
Maryland00001110003
Indiana10000000001
Kentucky01000000001
Missouri00000001001
Louisiana00001000001
Texas00000100001
TOTAL816662181611171110




CHART #2: Foreign Nativities of the Recruits of 1864
(Counted from Roster)


ABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
British America 4311121024229
West Indies00000010001
England America133021421118
Scotland00002010003
Ireland6512108767461
Germany2081042554857
Other Parts
of Europe
511101021113
Cape of
Good Hope
00001000001
TOTAL362074201428171716179



Recruits of 1864:
Birthplace Unknown
(Counted from Roster)

ABCDEFGHIKTOTAL
Unknown13133141214828494


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