In answering the previous message, I recalled something I've wondered about for some time. I found the following at the National Archives and extracted the soldiers from PA for my PA in the Civil War website: List of Federal Troops Captured at Reams Station on August 25, 1864 and Received at Confederate Military Prisons in Richmond, August 27, 1864. Record Group 249, No. 129. The Confederates recorded the following data items for each prisoner: Name, Rank, Regiment, Company, and Birthplace. My question is why did they record the place of birth? I'd appreciate any insight any of you have to offer. Thanks, Alice Gayley