United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions

The “Index to General Correspondence of the Record and Pension Office, 1889-1904” describes two groups of records held at the National Archives and Records Administration. These are the “Document File, 1889-1904” and the “Records Cards, 1889-1904.” The Document File collection contains information about volunteer soldiers and regular military personnel including information on battles, desertions, requests for certificates of discharge, personnel policies, and other records. The Record Cards collection includes copies of the responses of the Record and Pension Office and the sources they used.

To find descriptions of these record groups, visit the [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ National Archives online catalog] and enter these ARC identifiers: 300383 (Document File) and 588796 (Record Cards).