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Unit Histories

Histories of military units may contain biographies of officers, rosters of soldiers in the unit, and clues to where the soldiers were living when they enlisted. They may also provide dates of death of veterans or their place of residence after their service. It is best to look in the Author/Title search of the FamilySearch Catalog on microfiche under the name of the author.

Official Unit Histories

Air Force

For information regarding official military unit histories, contact:

U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency
600 Chenault Circle
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424
Telephone: (334) 953-2395

Army

For information regarding official military unit histories, contact:

U.S. Army Center of Military History
103 3rd Avenue
Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC 20319-5058
Telephone: (202) 685-4042


  • Jon K. Mahon and Romana Danysh. Infantry Part 1 Regular Army. Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1984. FS Library 973 M2ma
  • James A. Sawicki, Cavalry regiments of the US Army Dumfries, Virginia: Wyvern Publications, 1985 FS Library 973 M2saa
  • James A. Sawicki, Infantry regiments of the US Army"" Dumfries, Virginia: Wyvern Publications, 1981 FS Library 973 M2sa
  • James A. Sawicki, Field Artillery Battalions of the U.S. Army 2 vols. Centaur Publications, 1978
  • Janice E. Mackenney. Field Artillery: Regular Army and Army Reserve. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1992
  • Philip A. St. John, United States Field Artillery Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Pub. Co., 1997 FS Catalog Collection
  • Mary Lee Stubbs, Stanley Russell Connor. Armor-Cavalry. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1969
  • Kathy Roe Coker, Carol E. Stokes, A concise history of the U.S. Army Signal Corps FS Library 973 M2ckro
  • Kathy Roe Coker, The Signal Corps and the U.S. Army regimental system Fort Gordon, Georgia (1989) FS Library 973 M2ckr
  • Wayne M. Dzwonchyk. Aviation Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1986

National Archives - Organization Authority Records

FamilySearch Catalog

  • Captain Fred R. Brown, Official history of the Ninth U.S. Infantry, 1799-1909 Chicago, Illinois: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1909 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Celwyn E. Hampton, History of the Twenty-First U.S. Infantry, from 1812 to 1863 Columbus, Ohio : E.T. Miller Co., 1911 FS Library fiche 6118587
  • Ralph Conrad Deibert, A history of the Third United States Cavalry : dedicated to the officers and men of the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, the First Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, the Third United States Cavalry Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Telegraph Press, 1933 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • The History of the Fourth United States Cavalry : prepared and loyal. [Washington, D.C.?] :[Dept. of the Army] FamilySearch Digital Library

Navy

For information regarding official military unit histories, contact:

U.S. Naval History & Heritage Command
Washington Navy Yard, Bldg 57 (3rd Floor)
Washington, DC 20374
Telephone: (202) 433-3224

Marine Corps

For information regarding official military unit histories, contact:

U.S. Marine Corps History Division
2044 Broadway Street
Quantico, Virginia 22134
Telephone: (703) 432-4877

Coast Guard

For information regarding official military unit histories, contact:

U.S. Coast Guard Historian’s Office
Commandant (CG-09224)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20593

Unit Histories by Conflict

For Further Reading

The following sources are helpful for finding histories of regiments and divisions that participated in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War:

  • Controvich, John T., comp. United States Army Unit Histories: a reference and bibliography. Manhattan, Kansas: Military Affairs/Aerospace Historian, Eisenhower Hall, Kansas State University, 1983. (FS Library book 973 M23cj. Also includes brief lineages, campaign participation credits, order of battles, and commanding generals.
  • Controvich, James T., comp. United States Army unit and organizational histories, a bibliography 2 vols. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2003 FS Library 973 M23cj v. 1 2003 v. 1. Pre-World War I -- v. 2. World War I to present.
  • Pappas, George S., et al., comp. United States Army Unit Histories 2 vols.. Carlisle Barracks, Pa.: U.S. Army Military History Institute, 1971–78. (FS Library book 973 B4ua no. 4. Bibliography of unit histories from 1914 to 1971 for regular Army, National Guard, and Reserve organizations. Regular Army histories of units active prior to 1914 are also included. Entries give title, author, publication information, number of pages, and are arranged by military unit.
  • Rodenbough, Theophilus F. The Army of the United States : historical sketches of staff and line with portraits of generals-in-chief. (1896) reprint New York, New York : Argonaut Press, 1966. FS Library 973 M2a Orange County California FamilySearch Center
  • Cary, Norman Miller , Guide to U.S. Army museums and historic sites Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1975 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Matloff, Maurice, American military history Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, U. S. Army, 1969 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Campbell, J. Duncan, Edgar M. Howell, American military insignia, 1800-1851 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1963 FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Civil War unit histories are described in detail on the Civil War Union and Confederate Wiki pages.
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