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[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]]>[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]]>[[Union Service and Pension Records|Union Service and Pension Records]]  
[[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]]>[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]]>[[Union Service and Pension Records|Union Service and Pension Records]]  


A transcription of the [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]] indexes to compiled Military Service records of Volunteer Union soldiers is:  
=== Volunteers ===
 
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.
 
A transcription of the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] indexes to compiled Military Service records of Volunteer Union soldiers is:  


*Hewett, Janet B., editor. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=779026&disp=The+Roster+of+Union+soldiers%2C+1861%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861–1865]. 33 Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997–. (FHL book 973 M29h.) This series is currently in publication.
*Hewett, Janet B., editor. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=779026&disp=The+Roster+of+Union+soldiers%2C+1861%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861–1865]. 33 Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997–. (FHL book 973 M29h.) This series is currently in publication.


Union service records of soldiers who served from Northern states have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies of pre-1917 military service records can be requested from the National Archives by using [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html NATF Form 86]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number. The indexes below will help you find that information.  
Union service records of soldiers who served from Northern states have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies of pre-1917 military service records can be requested from the National Archives by using [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html NATF Form 86]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number. The indexes below will help you find that information.  


Service records were made from muster rolls, pay lists, hospital records, and record books that have not been filmed, except for Union units organized in Southern states.  Some of these sources, such as the hospital registers, often give detailed information, such as birthplace. If a compiled service record notes a Bookmark File number, this refers to a separate set of records that must be asked for specifically when requesting copies The records are found in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780s–1917.  
Service records were made from muster rolls, pay lists, hospital records, and record books that have not been filmed, except for Union units organized in Southern states.  Some of these sources, such as the hospital registers, often give detailed information, such as birthplace. If a compiled service record notes a Bookmark File number, this refers to a separate set of records that must be asked for specifically when requesting copies The records are found in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780s–1917.  


<br>The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has copies of most other Civil War records which are microfilmed. The following is a list of service records and indexes which are available on microfilm at the [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]] and the Family History Library.&nbsp; See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit.&nbsp; Union units were organized in Southern states.&nbsp; The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states.  
<br>The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has copies of most other Civil War records which are microfilmed. The following is a list of service records and indexes which are available on microfilm at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and the Family History Library.&nbsp; See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit.&nbsp; Union units were organized in Southern states.&nbsp; The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states.  


*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=36042&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un++ Alabama. Compiled Service Records]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M276. (FHL films 1276611–20). Also, I[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=312759&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ Index] National Archives Microfilm Publication M263 (FHL film 0880848).
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=36042&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un++ Alabama. Compiled Service Records]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M276. (FHL films 1276611–20). Also, I[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=312759&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ Index] National Archives Microfilm Publication M263 (FHL film 0880848).
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=588770&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1290. (FHL films 1604884–920.) Indexes records of special units not raised by the states, such as the U.S. Sharpshooters, Indian Home Guard, and former Confederates.
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=588770&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1290. (FHL films 1604884–920.) Indexes records of special units not raised by the states, such as the U.S. Sharpshooters, Indian Home Guard, and former Confederates.


The following related records are available on microfilm at the [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]]:  
The following related records are available on microfilm at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]:  


*''Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Troops Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st United States Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored) Company A, 1st United States Colored Infantry (1 Year).'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M1819.  
*''Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Troops Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st United States Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored) Company A, 1st United States Colored Infantry (1 Year).'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M1819.  
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=78749&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+former+Confe++ Compiled Service Records of Former Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the First through Sixth U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864–66]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1017. (FHL films 1315687–751; computer number 122843.)
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=78749&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+former+Confe++ Compiled Service Records of Former Confederate Soldiers Who Served in the First through Sixth U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864–66]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1017. (FHL films 1315687–751; computer number 122843.)


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==== [[Service Records of Union Sailors|Service Records of Sailors]]  ====
==== [[Service Records of Union Sailors|Service Records of Sailors]]  ====


==== [[Union Service Records of Officers|Records of Officers]] ====
==== [[Union Service Records of Officers|Records of Officers]] ====


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