| About one-quarter of the men were foreign-born. |
Since the regiment was initially recruited in Philadelphia, it's unsurprising that the most common birthplace in company E is Philadelphia (40%). About half of the men were born in Pennsylvania.
However, about one-quarter were born outside the United States. The most common birthplace outside the United States was Ireland. Others include Germany, England, Scotland, Canada, France, and Wales.
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list of birthplaces
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED: What was the overall composition of the Union Army? (check Dyer) What percentage of Philadelphians were foreign-born in the 1860 census?