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Indexes to the service records are at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The service records are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. | Indexes to the service records are at the Family History Library and the National Archives. The service records are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film {{ | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film {{FSC|499031|title-id|disp=821889}}–904). Individual index cards are alphabetical and include the soldier’s company and regiment. <br> | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film {{ | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film {{FSC|499031|title-id|disp=1482042}}–261). This includes regimental returns and a detailed record of events of the war. <br> | ||
*'''1961-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | *'''1961-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | ||
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==== Roll of Honor ==== | ==== Roll of Honor ==== | ||
*United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 (Family History Library film {{ | *United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 (Family History Library film {{FSC|200058|title-id|disp=1311589}}–91). Records contain the name, rank, regiment, company, death date, and burial place of Union soldiers. Names are arranged alphabetically.<br> | ||
==== 1890 Veterans Census ==== | ==== 1890 Veterans Census ==== | ||
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A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | ||
'''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) are available online for the state of Tennessee. The films for Tennessee are: (Family History Library films {{ | '''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) are available online for the state of Tennessee. The films for Tennessee are: (Family History Library films {{FSC|230777|title-id|disp=338254}}–57.) | ||
The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Tennessee in 1890. Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online description is available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/census/census1880.htm#1890 TSLA]. | The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Tennessee in 1890. Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online description is available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/census/census1880.htm#1890 TSLA]. | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} — index | *{{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} — index | ||
*United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 Family History Library films beginning with {{ | *United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 Family History Library films beginning with {{FSC|499028|title-id|disp=1499671}}.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of ''Tennesseans in the Civil War'' listed below; it is also in: | ||
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films {{ | *United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films {{FSC|499028|title-id|disp=880055}}–102.) <br> | ||
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Tennessee are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Tennessee 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 [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | ||
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==== Rosters ==== | ==== Rosters ==== | ||
*Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082658 [set of eight].) This alphabetical list includes each soldier’s rank, age, enlistment date, and muster date. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{ | *Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082658 [set of eight].) This alphabetical list includes each soldier’s rank, age, enlistment date, and muster date. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990), {{FSC|775525|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6082657}}. | ||
*''Record of Ex-Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, Members of the Confederate Relief and Historical Association of Memphis.'' This record collection includes a list of confederates veterans compiled by the Confederate Relief and Historical Association of Memphis (CRHA). The index includes the names of over 500 Confederate soldiers from Tennessee and other states. Available online at [https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/members-confederate-relief-and-historical-association-memphis Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | *''Record of Ex-Confederate Soldiers and Sailors, Members of the Confederate Relief and Historical Association of Memphis.'' This record collection includes a list of confederates veterans compiled by the Confederate Relief and Historical Association of Memphis (CRHA). The index includes the names of over 500 Confederate soldiers from Tennessee and other states. Available online at [https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/members-confederate-relief-and-historical-association-memphis Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
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*Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with {{ | *Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with {{FSC|203660|title-id|disp=978497}}.) <br> | ||
*Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book {{ | *Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=976.8 M22s}} index; fiche {{FSC|721939|title-id|disp=6125500}} [set of 5].) This book-form index to pension applications includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. <br> | ||
*Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book {{ | *Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library book {{FSC|624177|title-id|disp=976.8 M28w}}.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. <br> | ||
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=209190711 ''Tennessee Confederate Pensions.''] | * [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=209190711 ''Tennessee Confederate Pensions.''] | ||
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*''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) Available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. After finding an ancestor listed in the online index, make sure to view the books, as they contain abstracts of the records and an index to every person mentioned in each questionnaire. <br> | *''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) Available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. After finding an ancestor listed in the online index, make sure to view the books, as they contain abstracts of the records and an index to every person mentioned in each questionnaire. <br> | ||
*Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films {{ | *Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films {{FSC|204371|title-id|disp=975591–99}}.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee.<br> | ||
*[http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm ''Tennessee Civil War Veterans' Questionnaires''] The following explanation is taken from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] web site: | *[http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm ''Tennessee Civil War Veterans' Questionnaires''] The following explanation is taken from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] web site: | ||
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:The responses are rich in detail about pre- and post-war life, as well as military experiences. They include personal and family information; opinions about class and race distinctions; and details of agricultural, business and educational opportunities for the young in nineteenth century Tennessee. <br> | :The responses are rich in detail about pre- and post-war life, as well as military experiences. They include personal and family information; opinions about class and race distinctions; and details of agricultural, business and educational opportunities for the young in nineteenth century Tennessee. <br> | ||
*Dyer, Gustavus W. and John Trotwood Moore, compilers, ''The Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires'', (United States] : Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., c1985), 5 volumes. Between 1915 and 1922, surviving Tennessee Civil War veterans were asked to respond to a questionaire asking about their Civil War experiences, family life, pre-war lifestyle etc. Their responses have been transcribed exactly as received into these five volumes. {{ | *Dyer, Gustavus W. and John Trotwood Moore, compilers, ''The Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires'', (United States] : Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., c1985), 5 volumes. Between 1915 and 1922, surviving Tennessee Civil War veterans were asked to respond to a questionaire asking about their Civil War experiences, family life, pre-war lifestyle etc. Their responses have been transcribed exactly as received into these five volumes. {{FSC|182133|title-id|disp=FS Library books 976.8 M2dg}} | ||
==== United Daughters of the Confederacy ==== | ==== United Daughters of the Confederacy ==== | ||
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Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | ||
*United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book {{ | *United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book {{FSC|360083|title-id|disp=976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695}} [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. <br> | ||
==== Confederate Physicians ==== | ==== Confederate Physicians ==== | ||
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=== Unit Histories === | === Unit Histories === | ||
*An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is, ''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book {{ | *An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is, ''A Guide to the Microfiche Edition of Civil War Unit Histories: Regimental Histories and Personal Narratives''. Part 1, Confederate States of America and Border States. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1992. (Family History Library book {{FSC|426900|title-id|disp=973 M2cwu pt. 1}}.) Tennessee units are listed on pages 75–80. The Family History Library has the large microfiche collection described in this guide. Use the library catalog to find individual items, including correspondence, diaries, memoirs, and regimental histories published before 1920. The guide shows the unit name, counties where it was raised, author, title, publication information, number of pages, and source repository. It also includes an author index and a major engagements index. | ||
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/cwunits1.htm Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories] is at [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | *[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/cwunits1.htm Bibliography of Tennessee Civil War Unit Histories] is at [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/military/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
*''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. {{ | *''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. {{FSC|229787|item|disp=Family History Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13]}}<br> | ||
*[http://tnmap.tn.gov/civilwar/ Tennessee Civil War GIS Project] shows county statistics from the 1860 census and a list of regiments by county with a link to the regiment section in ''Tennesseans in the Civil War'' (see above).<br> | *[http://tnmap.tn.gov/civilwar/ Tennessee Civil War GIS Project] shows county statistics from the 1860 census and a list of regiments by county with a link to the regiment section in ''Tennesseans in the Civil War'' (see above).<br> | ||
*''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche {{ | *''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche {{FSC|775525|title-id|disp=6082657}}.) This list is alphabetical. | ||
*Association of Survivors of the Army of the Tennessee. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/firstreunionofsu00asso First Reunion of the Survivors of the Army of the Tennessee and its Four Corps].'' Logansport, Indiana, Press of Wilson, Humphreys and Co.,1892. Free digital copy. | *Association of Survivors of the Army of the Tennessee. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/firstreunionofsu00asso First Reunion of the Survivors of the Army of the Tennessee and its Four Corps].'' Logansport, Indiana, Press of Wilson, Humphreys and Co.,1892. Free digital copy. | ||
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If a Union sympathizer in Tennessee claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Tennessee counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | If a Union sympathizer in Tennessee claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Tennessee counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]]. | ||
*''Tennessee Civil War Southern Claims.'' Online resource based on the following book: Mills, Gary B. ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. {{ | *''Tennessee Civil War Southern Claims.'' Online resource based on the following book: Mills, Gary B. ''Southern Loyalists in the Civil War: The Southern Claims Commission.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. {{FSC|107378|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 975 M2s}}. Database available at [https://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/southern-claims-commission-tennessee Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
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