US Army (Regular Army)
Brief History
- Maurice Matloff, edited. American military history Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U. S. Army, 1969 FS Library Digital
- Russell Frank Weigley. History of the United States Army New York, New York : Hyperion, 1967
- William Addleman Ganoe. The history of the United States Army Ashton, Maryland : Eric Lundberg, 1964 FS Library Digital
- Edward M. Coffman. The old Army: a portrait of the American Army in peacetime, 1784-1898 New York, New York: Oxford University Press, c1986 FS Library 973 M2cof
Officers
- Francis B. Heitman. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office (United States), 1903 FS Library Digital
- Charles K. Gardner. A dictionary of all officers who have been commissioned, or have been appointed and served in the army of the United States : since the inauguration of their first president in 1789, to the first January, 1853, with every commission of each, including the distinguished officers of the volunteers and militia of the states and of the navy and marine corps, who have served with the land forces New York, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1853 FamilySearch Digital Library
- William Henry Powell. Powell's records of living officers of the United States Army Philadelphia : L.R. Hammersly, 1890, c1890. FS Library Digital
- Thomas H.S. Hamersly, compiled, edited and published. Complete regular army register of the United States : for one hundred years (1779 to 1879) Together with the volunteer general staff during the war with Mexico, and a register of all appointments by the President of the United States in the volunteer service during the rebellion, with the official military record of each officer. Also, a military history of the Department of War, and of each staff department of the army. With various tables relating to the army and other important military information, compiled from the official records Washington : T.H S. Hamersley, 1880
Regimental and Company Histories and Rosters
- Kenneth S. Gallagher and Robert L. Pigeon, edited. Infantry regiments of the United States Army : a complete guide to the history, decorations, honors and colors of each infantry regiment in the regular Army New York, New York : Military Press, c1986 FS Library 973 M2g
- James A. Sawicki. Cavalry regiments of the US Army Dumfries, Virginia : Wyvern Publications, c1985 FS Library 973 M2saa
- Mary Lee Stubbs and Stanley Russell Connor ; with lineages adapted by Janice E. McKenney. Armor-Cavalry 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, 1969, 1972 FS Library Digital
- John K. Herr and Edward S. Wallace. The story of the U.S. cavalry, 1775-1942 Boston : Little, Brown, c1953. Reprint. New York, New York : Bonanza Books, 1984, c1953 FS Library
- Richard M. Lytle. The Soldiers of America's First Army Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004 Not at FS Library
- Registers of enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914, NARA M233
- Muster rolls: Field staff and band, 7th Regiment, U.S. Cavalry, Sept. 1866 - Dec. 1874
- Military Units
- War Department. 17th Cavalry. (06/30/1916 - 09/26/1921)
- War Department. 1st Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 09/18/1947)
- War Department. 2nd Infantry Regiment. (03/03/1791 - 1792)
- War Department. 2nd Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 1920)
- War Department. 3rd Infantry Regiment. (1796 - 1802)
- War Department. 3rd Infantry Regiment. (1808 - 1815)
- War Department. 3rd Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 1919)
- War Department. 4th Infantry Regiment. (04/12/1808 - 1815)
- War Department. 4th Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 01/31/1947)
- War Department. 5th Infantry Regiment. (1808 - 1815)
- War Department. 5th Infantry Regiment. (1815 - 1917)
- War Department. 11th Engineer Regiment. (1917 - 05/06/1919)
- War Department. 23rd Infantry Regiment. (09/22/1917 - 09/18/1947)
Official Army Register
- U.A. Army. Adjutant General's Office. Official army register Washington, D.C. : U.S. Adjutant General's Office, 1860- FS Library
Military Geography
- Raphael P. Thian, comp. ; with addenda edited by John M. Carroll Notes illustrating the military geography of the United States, 1813-1880 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. Reprint. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, c1979 FS Library 973 M2tn
- drawn under the direction of James H. Carleton by Allen Anderson Map of the military department of New Mexico
- Letters sent by the 9th Military Department, the Department of New Mexico, and the District of New Mexico, 1849-1890 NARA M1072
- Register of letters received and letters received by headquarters, 9th Military Department, 1848-1853, NARA M1102
- Records of the 10th Military Department, 1846-1851 NARA M210
Adjutant General's Office
- Lucille H. Pendell and Elizabeth Bethel, comp. Preliminary inventory of the records of the Adjutant General's Office Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, 1981 FS Library 973 J53pp FamilySearch Digital Library
Correspondence
- Indexes to letters received by the office of The Adjutant General (Main Series), 1846, [1846-1848, 1861-1889 NARA M725
- United States Adjutant General' Office. Index to general correspondence of The Adjutant General's Office, 1890-1917. NARA M698
- Letters sent by the Office of the Adjutant General, main series, 1800-1890 NARA M 565
- Registers of letters received, 1812-1889 ; Letters received by the Office of the Adjutant General, main series, 1805-1821, 1822-1860, 1861-1870, 1871-1880 NARA M0711, M0666, M0566, M0567, M0619, M0689, M0619
Returns
- Returns from U.S. military posts, 1800-1916 NARA M617
- Returns from Regular Army infantry regiments, June 1821-December 1916 NARA,M665
- Returns from regular Army artillery batteries and regiments, June 1821-December 1916 : NARA, RG 94, M728
- Returns from Regular Army cavalry regiments, 1833-1916, NARA M744
- Returns from Regular Army Coast Artillery Corps companies, February 1901 - June 1916, NARA M691
- Returns from regular Army engineer battalions, September 1846-June 1916, NARA M690
- Returns of the Corps of Engineers, April 1832-December 1916 NARA M851
Quartermaster Corps
- Letters sent by the Office of the Quartermaster General, main series, 1818-1870, NARA M745
- List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1828–1888 NAID 614781 National Archives Catalog
Secretary of War
Related Wiki Articles
Civil War
- George T. Ness, Jr.. The regular Army on the eve of the Civil War Baltimore, Maryland : Toomey Press, c1990 FS Library 973 M2ne
- Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer volume 3 page 1689 Regular Army [1]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- Union Regular Army in the Civil War describes Union sources, specifically about the Union Regular Army in the Civil War, and how to find them
References
- Richard S. Johnson. How to locate anyone who is or has been in the military : Armed Forces locator guide 8th ed. Spartanburg, South Carolina : MIE Publishing, c1999 FS Library 973 M27j 1999
- Publications of the Office of Military History, United States, Army, Department of the Army Pamphlets NARA T1108
- J Duncan Campbell American military insignia, 1800-1851 Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institute, 1963 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Mary T. Sarnecky. A contemporary history of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps Washington, D.C. : Office of the Surgeon General Borden Institute Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 2010. FamilySearch Digital Library
- Mattie E. Treadwell. The Women's Army Corps Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History Dept. of the Army, 1954 FamilySearch Digital Library
- The United States Army chaplaincy 5 volumes. Washington : Office of the Chief of Chaplains Dept. of the Army, 1977-1978
- Herman A. Norton. Struggling for recognition : the United States Army chaplaincy, 1791-1865 Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Defense Dept. of the Army Office of the Chief of Chaplains, 1977 FamilySearch Digital Library
- Earl F. Stover. Up from handymen : the United States Army chaplaincy, 1865-1920 Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Chaplains Dept. of the Army, 1977 FamilySearch Digital Library
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).