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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Approximately 1,200 Nevada men were organized | Approximately 1,200 Nevada men were organized into two Union battalions. The troops protected the central overland route and settlements on the frontier from the Indians.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], (accessed 27 May 2011]</ref> Some Nevada men also went east and joined Union units there. | ||
The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], has additional information about Nevada and its citizens during the Civil War. | The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], has additional information about Nevada and its citizens during the Civil War. | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
*'''1865''' ''Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the State of Nevada for 1865'' {{FSDL|877963}} | |||
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==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) ( | '''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|230777|title-id|disp=film 338198}}) are available online for the state of Nevada. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Nevada in 1890. An index is available in {{FSC|263435|title-id|disp=book 979.3 X22jv 1890}}). For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]]. | ||
==== Service Records ==== | ==== Service Records ==== | ||
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*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932420|Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932420|Nevada, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | ||
*An ''Index to Compiled Service Recordsof Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Nevada''. An index to service records of Union army volunteers is on | *An ''Index to Compiled Service Recordsof Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Nevada''. An index to service records of Union army volunteers is on FamilySearch Library {{FSC|316897|title-id|disp=film 821939}}. The library also has the index to the pension applications. The service and pension records are available at the National Archives. The Service records are also available online. | ||
:The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory and State of Utah are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | :The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory and State of Utah are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | ||
*United States, National Archives and Records Administration. ''Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the territory and state of Nevada : National Archives microfilm publications pamphlet describing M1789.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Administration, 1995), {{FSC|1361392|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 J53m no. 1789-1961}}. | |||
==== Pension Records ==== | ==== Pension Records ==== | ||