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Another set of the graphs available by state or Army plot the
number of regiments, by percentage of regiment, for any of the
following categories of how soldiers left the military:
'Killed', 'Died as POW', 'Died of Disease', 'Discharged for
Disability', 'Deserted', 'Discharged', 'Mustered Out',
'Transferred Out', or 'Unknown'. These 'Out Methods' graphs help
uncover new areas of research by highlighting regiments whose
experiences were unusual and/or haven't been included in
'traditional' historical writings. To understand how to use
these graphs we will examine the Massachusetts' 'Deserted
Percentage' graph below which plots the number of Massachusetts'
regiments by percentage of men in a regiment that deserted. The
graph above shows 3 Massachusetts regiments with unusually high
desertion rates. Who were these regiments and what accounts for
such high desertion rates? On the next p