US Records with 35,103 Canadians

From MyHeritage, the United States Civil War Draft Registration, 1863-1865 collection contains records of men eligible for the Union Army draft during the U.S. Civil War. Records typically include names, age, marital status, place of birth, residence and registration details.

The records are based on the 1863 Enrollment Act, also called the Civil War Military Draft Act. Under this act, U.S. male citizens and immigrants who had applied for citizenship between ages 20 and 45 were to enroll, with exemptions. Would those include heel bone spurs?

Here are stats for the birthplace.

Germany -307,545
Ireland – 283,124
England – 79,080
Canada – 35,103
Scotland -17,453
Wales – 8,364
France – 14,831
Norway- 9,495
Switzerland -5,459
Netherlands – 4,787
Sweden – 4,412
Italy- 1,641
Belgium – 1,423
Denmark – 1,370
Austria – 709
Portugal – 522
Spain -351
Mexico – 207

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