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{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1845948 |title=United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866 }} | {{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1845948 |title=United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866 }} | ||
{{HR Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | {{HR Tip|This collection contains searchable content in the NARA Catalog. They can be accessed by clicking on the National Archives identifier in the Record Description. Once inside the Catalog, click on the "Search Within This Series".}} | ||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
'''Provost Marshal's file''' | '''Provost Marshal's file''' | ||
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*Name of civilian | *Name of civilian | ||
*County and/or state of civilian’s residence | *County and/or state of civilian’s residence | ||
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*Legal findings | *Legal findings | ||
*Resolution of matter | *Resolution of matter | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | ||
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=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
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*Use the residence or locality listed to find the family in census records | *Use the residence or locality listed to find the family in census records | ||
*Use the residence or locality listed to find the family in church records | *Use the residence or locality listed to find the family in church records | ||
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=== Related Family History Library Holdings === | === Related Family History Library Holdings === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/400322? Patricia Andrews, Ellen Garrison, Mark German, and Ruth Johnson, comps. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau'' 8 volumes. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1966-1967] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/400322? Patricia Andrews, Ellen Garrison, Mark German, and Ruth Johnson, comps. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau'' 8 volumes. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1966-1967] | ||
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/578042? Historical reports of state acting assistant Provost Marshal's General and District Provost Marshals, 1865] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/578042? Historical reports of state acting assistant Provost Marshal's General and District Provost Marshals, 1865] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/478818? Reports and decisions of the Provost Marshal General, 1863-1866.] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/478818? Reports and decisions of the Provost Marshal General, 1863-1866.] | ||
=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834304 United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1834304 United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1845948 United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1845948 United States Union Provost Marshal Files of Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
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[[Category:NARA_Military_Records]] | [[Category:NARA_Military_Records]] | ||
[[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivo de Papéis do Marechal Reitor em Relação aos Civis (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | [[pt:Estados Unidos, Arquivo de Papéis do Marechal Reitor em Relação aos Civis (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch)]] | ||
[[Category:Civil War, 1861-1865]] | [[Category:Civil War, 1861-1865]] | ||