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*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. | ||
Most of the compiled military service records for Union soldiers have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies 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. | Most of the compiled military service records for Union soldiers have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies 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. | ||
:'''Update''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) for Union and Confederate soldiers are now available online. In the future, these records will be made available at [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Footnote.com. | |||
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. | ||
For medical information about volunteer soldiers who fought in the Civil War, consult the National Archives series, "Carded Medical Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, compiled 1846 - 1865" found in [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Record Group (RG) 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 17862-1984, entry 534]. These cards relate to volunteers admitted to hospitals for treatment and may include information such as name; rank; organization; complaint; date of admission; hospital to which admitted; and date returned to duty, deserted, discharged, sent to general hospital, furloughed, or died. This series is arranged by state, thereunder by the number of the regiment (cavalry, infantry, and artillery are filed together under the common regiment number) and then by initial letter of surname. | For medical information about volunteer soldiers who fought in the Civil War, consult the National Archives series, "Carded Medical Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, compiled 1846 - 1865" found in [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Record Group (RG) 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 17862-1984, entry 534]. These cards relate to volunteers admitted to hospitals for treatment and may include information such as name; rank; organization; complaint; date of admission; hospital to which admitted; and date returned to duty, deserted, discharged, sent to general hospital, furloughed, or died. This series is arranged by state, thereunder by the number of the regiment (cavalry, infantry, and artillery are filed together under the common regiment number) and then by initial letter of surname. | ||
=== Regular Army === | === Regular Army === | ||