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At the National Archives I found a "List of Federal Troops Captured at Reams Station on August 25, 1864 and Received at Confederate Military Prisons in Richmond, August 27, 1864."

The Confederates recorded the following data items for each prisoner: Name, Rank, Regiment, Company, and the Country where the soldier was born.

Any guesses as to why they recorded only the country of birth?

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