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==== Compiled Service Records of Galvanized Yankees ==== | ==== Compiled Service Records of Galvanized Yankees ==== | ||
Listed below are the service records of former Confederates or "Galvanized Yankees" who enlisted in the Union from prison camps: | Listed below are the service records of former Confederates or "Galvanized Yankees" who enlisted in the Union from prison camps: | ||
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See the official NARA pamphlet explaining the service records of the "Galvanized Yankees" at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1017.pdf M1017.pdf]. | See the official NARA pamphlet explaining the service records of the "Galvanized Yankees" at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1017.pdf M1017.pdf]. | ||
==== Compiled Service Records of Veteran Reserve Corps ==== | ==== Compiled Service Records of Veteran Reserve Corps ==== | ||
Soldiers who were no longer able to serve combat duty but who could still perform limited duty, such as being prison guards and hospital stewards served in the Veteran Reserve Corps. The compiled service records of the Veteran Reserve Corps have never been microfilmed. | Soldiers who were no longer able to serve combat duty but who could still perform limited duty, such as being prison guards and hospital stewards served in the Veteran Reserve Corps. The compiled service records of the Veteran Reserve Corps have never been microfilmed. | ||
An index to these records is available: | An index to these records is available: | ||
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in the Veteran Reserve Corps'' NARA M636. ({{FHL|1205358|disp=FHL 1205358–83}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/425784362 Worldcat]) | *''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in the Veteran Reserve Corps'' NARA M636. ({{FHL|1205358|disp=FHL 1205358–83}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/425784362 Worldcat]) | ||
==== Compiled Service Records of Other Units ==== | ==== Compiled Service Records of Other Units ==== | ||
The Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops have never been microfilmed. Included in these records are special units not raised by the states. The collection includes: | The Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops have never been microfilmed. Included in these records are special units not raised by the states. The collection includes: | ||
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:U.S. Sharp Shooters; Signal Corps; U.S. Volunteers; Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland); U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Engineers; U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Infantry; U.S. Volunteer Infantry; Confederate Prisoners of War who enlisted in the U.S. Army (Galvanized Yankees); brigade bands; Indian Home Guards; Mississippi Marine Brigade/Marine Regiment, U.S. Volunteers; enlisted men transferred to the Mississippi Flotilla, February 21, 22, and 23, 1862; Departmental Corps (Department of the Monongahela) ; Varner's Battalion of Infantry; and Captain Turners Company, Volunteer Pioneers. | :U.S. Sharp Shooters; Signal Corps; U.S. Volunteers; Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland); U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Engineers; U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Infantry; U.S. Volunteer Infantry; Confederate Prisoners of War who enlisted in the U.S. Army (Galvanized Yankees); brigade bands; Indian Home Guards; Mississippi Marine Brigade/Marine Regiment, U.S. Volunteers; enlisted men transferred to the Mississippi Flotilla, February 21, 22, and 23, 1862; Departmental Corps (Department of the Monongahela) ; Varner's Battalion of Infantry; and Captain Turners Company, Volunteer Pioneers. | ||
<br> '''Note''': The compiled service records of the 1st through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments (Galvanized Yankees) from this collection have been reproduced as microfilm publication M1017 (mentioned above). Three companies of engineers, Indian scouts, and infantry from the U.S. Volunteer Infantry that were not part of the six regiments were not included in M1017.<ref> United States. National Archives Trust Fund Board. ''Pamphlet Describing M1290: Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops''. Washington, National Archives And Records Administration, 1988.</ref> | |||
An index to these records is available: | |||
An index to these records is available: | |||
:*''Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops'' NARA M1290. ({{FHL|1604884|disp=FHL 1604884–920}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Indexes+to+compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Union+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+not+raised+by+states+or+territories#x0%253Abook%2Bx4%253Amicformat Worldcat]) | :*''Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops'' NARA M1290. ({{FHL|1604884|disp=FHL 1604884–920}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Indexes+to+compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Union+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+not+raised+by+states+or+territories#x0%253Abook%2Bx4%253Amicformat Worldcat]) | ||
==== Compiled Service Records of Individual States ==== | ==== Compiled Service Records of Individual States ==== | ||
The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states. | The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states. | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|1825347|United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891}} (FamilySearch) | *{{RecordSearch|1825347|United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891}} (FamilySearch) | ||
'''A Wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
[[United_States_Naval_Enlistment_Rendezvous_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|United States, Naval Enlistment Rendezvous (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
'''Index''' | '''Index''' | ||