{"value"=>"<p>These rough charts appear to be the second step of the collection and analysis process in which the data collected was plotted on to these charts. They were described in the 1878 catalog as “Height, age, and nativities of soldiers of each state grouping, original rough charts from which the tables were made”.</p> <p>The USSC created a series of charts to plot the heights and age of soldiers from nineteen different nativities. Charts are grouped together by the states of enlistment of soldiers; the U.S. Navy is grouped separately. Each chart within represents one of the nineteen nativities. The classified nativities (lettered A-S) are listed below. Classes R and S are in addition to the nativity classes \"A\" through \"Q\" found on p.92 Benjamin A. Gould’s text. Charts do not always appear in this order.</p> <p>A. The six New England statesB. New York, New Jersey, and PennsylvaniaC. Ohio and IndianaD. Michigan, Wisconsin, and IllinoisE. Slave states, not including F and G2F. Kentucky and TennesseeG. Free states west of the MississippiG2. Slave states west of the MississippiH. British America, exclusive of Canada.I. CanadaJ. EnglandK. ScotlandL. IrelandM. France, Belgium, and SwitzerlandN. GermanyO. ScandinaviaP. Spain, Portugal, and Spanish AmericaQ. MiscellaneousR. Colored soldiers born in free statesS. Colored soldiers born in slave states</p> <p>Some groupings have less than nineteen charts, as groupings may contain either double-sided sheets, or because not all nativities are represented. States of enlistment may appear within more than one grouping of charts, as partially used sheets were repurposed and reused by the USSC as additional counts were collected over time. Each of these groupings may include charts for one or more states, which may not necessarily have any geographic relation to each other. Numbered counts (i.e. \"1st and 2nd Pennsylvania\", or \"New York 3rd\") were numbered in the order in which they were collected by Bureau clerks and should not be mistaken as numbered regiments.</p> <p>Charts were originally bundled with identifying information written on a paper wrapper or on the back of the outermost chart. In those cases, wrappers have been retained or information has been transcribed, in order to provide the most accurate description. Bureau staff also used terms inconsistently; the nomenclature used has been retained here.</p> <p>The state groupings reflect those of the original bundles in which they were placed and identified by the USSC. Bundles were in no particular order and are now arranged in alphabetical order by the first state found in that grouping. Due to re-use of charts, listings of states may not be inclusive. States are followed by the U.S. Navy.</p>"}