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There is currently no master index to the names of soldiers who served in Union volunteer regiments. Individual indexes to state volunteer regiments are available on microfilm for every Northern state and every Southern state except South Carolina. | There is currently no master index to the names of soldiers who served in Union volunteer regiments. Individual indexes to state volunteer regiments are available on microfilm for every Northern state and every Southern state except South Carolina. | ||
Most service records have not been microfilmed and are available only at the National Archives. For a listing of records available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]] . This listing includes links to each state and a description of available records in each state. | Most service records have not been microfilmed and are available only at the National Archives. For a listing of records available at the National Archives and at the Family History Library see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]] . This listing includes links to each state and a description of available records in each state. | ||
=== [[Service Records of Union Sailors|Service Records of Sailors]] === | === [[Service Records of Union Sailors|Service Records of Sailors]] === | ||
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*''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=184124&disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication T288. (FHL films 0540757–1300.) The index is arranged by the veteran’s or widow’s name and his unit, rank, date and application number, certificate number if accepted, and state of filing. The pension files have not been filmed and are only available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. You can obtain photocopies of pension files by using NATF Form 80, available from the National Archives. The archives staff will copy only selected documents unless you request copies of all the documents in a file. | *''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=184124&disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934].'' National Archives Microfilm Publication T288. (FHL films 0540757–1300.) The index is arranged by the veteran’s or widow’s name and his unit, rank, date and application number, certificate number if accepted, and state of filing. The pension files have not been filmed and are only available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. You can obtain photocopies of pension files by using NATF Form 80, available from the National Archives. The archives staff will copy only selected documents unless you request copies of all the documents in a file. | ||
* | *[[Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907–1933]] ([http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=362896&disp=Veteran%27s+Administration+pension+payme++ FHLC]). National Archives Microfilm Publication M850. (FHL films 1634036–6574.) This index is useful for veterans who were on the pension rolls between 1907 and 1933, except World War I pensioners. About two million cards record payment to veterans and widows. The veteran’s name, unit or branch of service, certificate number, law under which pensioned, rate of pension, pension date, date of certificate, place of residence, death date, former roll number, and widow’s name may be included on the cards. | ||
*''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=573022&disp=Organization+index+to+pension+files+of+v++ Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served between 1861 and 1900]''. National Archives Microfilm Publication T289. (FHL 765 films.) This index is similar in content to the general index and the pension payment cards, but it may provide death information. The index is alphabetical by state, branch of service, regiment, company, and name of the veteran. | *''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=573022&disp=Organization+index+to+pension+files+of+v++ Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served between 1861 and 1900]''. National Archives Microfilm Publication T289. (FHL 765 films.) This index is similar in content to the general index and the pension payment cards, but it may provide death information. The index is alphabetical by state, branch of service, regiment, company, and name of the veteran. | ||
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