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| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/burials-national-cemetery.pdf Requesting Burial Information in a National Cemetery]  
| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/burials-national-cemetery.pdf Requesting Burial Information in a National Cemetery]  
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/veterans/headstones-nonfederal-cemeteries.pdf NARA Research Guide for Headstone Records]
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| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.abmc.gov/database-search American Battle Monuments Commission Burial Database]
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| RW_URL_05 = [https://billiongraves.com BillionGraves] All the records on this site, inscriptions of the headstones in the cemetery, will also appear in the [[BillionGraves Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] on FamilySearch. Burials through most of 2012 will be found in this index.
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
 
The collection consists of an index & images of burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations,1768-1921. This collection corresponds with NARA publication M2014, one roll consisting of two volumes of burials, most occurring between 1860 and 1890. The records are from Record Group 92, Records of the Quartermaster General, and are arranged by place of burial then date of death. See the descriptive pamphlet [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CC8QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fresearch%2Fmicrofilm%2Fm2014.pdf&ei=ERpoUo-VA-aZiAKT24DACg&usg=AFQjCNFT3U7NZSFGptwhdeWlpxFlfl_XJQ&bvm=bv.55123115,d.cGE Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations 1768-1921] for a list of the posts, camps and stations.  
== What Is in the Collection?  ==
 
The collection consists of an index and images of burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations,1768-1921. This collection corresponds with NARA publication M2014, one roll consisting of two volumes of burials, most occurring between 1860 and 1890. The records are from Record Group 92, Records of the Quartermaster General, and are arranged by place of burial then date of death. See the descriptive pamphlet [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CC8QFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Fresearch%2Fmicrofilm%2Fm2014.pdf&ei=ERpoUo-VA-aZiAKT24DACg&usg=AFQjCNFT3U7NZSFGptwhdeWlpxFlfl_XJQ&bvm=bv.55123115,d.cGE Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations 1768-1921] for a list of the posts, camps and stations.  


The registers are arranged by the name of the military post, and thereunder usually in rough chronological order by date of burial. The burial registers primarily include soldiers of the Regular Army and Union Army (volunteers). Many civilians, usually wives or children of military personnel, are also listed, as well as some Confederate Army soldiers.  
The registers are arranged by the name of the military post, and thereunder usually in rough chronological order by date of burial. The burial registers primarily include soldiers of the Regular Army and Union Army (volunteers). Many civilians, usually wives or children of military personnel, are also listed, as well as some Confederate Army soldiers.  


===To Browse This Collection===
=== Related National Archives Collections ===


{{Collection_Browse_Link
'''RG 393 Records of Continental Commands'''
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/301837 Fort Laramie, Wyoming, Register of Burials at the Post Cemetery, 7/1867 - 6/1888]
|title=United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921
''' RG 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General'''
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*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/614781 List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1828–1888]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5805986 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Register of Burials in Old Post Sections, 1887–1921]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/606204 Letters Received Relating to Cemeteries, 1864–1884] National Cemeteries
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/607868 List of Headstones for Soldiers Buried in Private Cemeteries During the Years 1861 - 1866, 1879–1879]


== Collection Content  ==
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=== Sample Image ===


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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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== What Can This Collection Tell Me? ==


The records generally contain the following:
=== To Browse This Collection ===
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*Name
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Person's name
*Rank, company, regiment  
*Rank, company, regiment  
*Date of death  
*Date of death  
*Location of grave (section and number)  
*Location of grave (section and number)  
*Remarks. The remarks column may indicate the cause of death, a civilian's relationship to a soldier or removal to another cemetery. The abbreviation "HS" means "headstone." Notations such as "2903 of 1873" refer to the number and year of correspondence received by the Quartermaster General that provided the information.
*Type of marker (headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab)
*Type of grave marker, such as headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab
*Contractor supplying the headstone
*Name of the contractor who supplied the headstone is sometimes indicated.
*Remarks
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The remarks column may indicate the cause of death, a civilian's relationship to a soldier or removal to another cemetery. The abbreviation "HS" means "headstone." Notations such as "2903 of 1873" refer to the number and year of correspondence received by the Quartermaster General that provided the information


== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations (13-0950) Burial Register DGS 7499090_59.jpg|1873-6 Burial Register
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
To begin your search you will need to know:  
To begin your search you will need to know:  
*The name of your ancestor.
*The name of your ancestor
*The approximate burial or death date.
*The approximate burial or death date
 
=== Search the Index ===
 
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*{{FSC|499095|item|disp=Historical information relating to military posts and other installations ca. 1700-1900}}
*{{FSC|589910|item|disp=Returns from U.S. military posts, 1800-1916}}
*{{FSC|737528|item|disp=Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Death/cemetery records of the National Cemetery Kansas, 1844-1963}}
*{{FSC|1124841|item|disp=Lt. Col. J. H. Eaton, comp ''Returns of killed and wounded in battles or engagements with Indians and British and Mexican troops, 1790-1848, NARA, M1283}}


Once you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given for new information. Add any new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.
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*{{RecordSearch|1913388|United States Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903}}
=== I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*{{RecordSearch|1916249|United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949}}
 
*{{RecordSearch|1880762|United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}}
*Use the name and rank, company or regiment along with the death date to obtain the individual's military records from the federal government.
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}}
*Use the burial locality and the names to find the family in census, church and land records.
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*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.  
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the deceased who may have been buried in the same cemetery or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
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{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2250027 United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
 
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