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| FS_URL_01 = [[GuidedResearch:Missouri|Missouri Guided Research]]
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| FS_URL_02 = [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies#Missouri Record Finder|Missouri Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies#Missouri Record Finder|Missouri Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
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| FS_URL_04 = [[Step-by-Step Missouri Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Step-by-Step Missouri Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Missouri Genealogy]]  
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| Coverage = [[#Coverage Table|Coverage Table]]
| Inventory = [[United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops - Inventory|Inventory]]
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| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/article.html Black Soldiers in the Civil War. Preserving the Legacy of the United States Colored Troops. NARA Article]
| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/article.html Black Soldiers in the Civil War. Preserving the Legacy of the United States Colored Troops. NARA Article]
| RW_URL_02 = [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE744760&from=fhd Missouri Troops in Service During the Civil War]  
| RW_URL_02 = [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE744760&from=fhd Missouri Troops in Service During the Civil War]  
| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/winter/voices.html Voices of Emancipation. Union Pension Files Giving Voice to Former Slaves. NARA Article]   
| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/winter/voices.html Voices of Emancipation. Union Pension Files Giving Voice to Former Slaves. NARA Article]   
| RW_URL_04 = [https://www.slcl.org/content/julius-k-hunter-and-friends-african-american-research-collection Julius K Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection St. Louis Public Library.]  
| RW_URL_04 = [https://slcl.libguides.com/c.php?g=1283149&p=9418492 Julius K Hunter and Friends African American Research Collection St. Louis Public Library.]  
| RW_URL_05 = [https://cfh.iaamuseum.org/descriptive-recruitment-lists-of-volunteers-for-the-united-states-colored-troops-for-the-state-of-missouri,1863-1865-:-nara,-rg94,-m1894/ IAAM Blog Descriptive Recruitment  Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865]
| RW_URL_05 = [https://cfh.iaamuseum.org/descriptive-recruitment-lists-of-volunteers-for-the-united-states-colored-troops-for-the-state-of-missouri,1863-1865-:-nara,-rg94,-m1894/ IAAM Blog Descriptive Recruitment  Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
Images and index to descriptive recruitment lists of free and enslaved African Americans in Missouri. Lists name, age, color of eyes and hair, height, place of birth, occupation, date and place of enlistment, name of slave owner and remarks.
This collection contains images and index to descriptive recruitment lists of free and enslaved African Americans in Missouri. Lists name, age, color of eyes and hair, height, place of birth, occupation, date and place of enlistment, name of slave owner and remarks.
*See also Ruth Ann Hager. " Slaves, Soldiers, and Citizens: Special Civil War Recruitment Lists" National Genealogical Society Quarterly 91 (June, 2003): 139-143.  


''' Related Collections- National Archives'''
=== Related National Archives Collections ===
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1226169 Register of U.S. Colored Troop Deaths During the Civil War, 1861 - 1865]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1226169 Register of U.S. Colored Troop Deaths During the Civil War, 1861 - 1865]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2775111 Provost Marshal General's Bureau. Office of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal for Missouri. 6th District. Lists of Colored Recruits Enlisted, ca. 1864–ca. 1864]


=== Image Visibility ===
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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{{Image Visibility}}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of recruit
*Name of recruit
*Name of slave owner
*Name of slave owner
*Age
*Age
*Physical description  
*Physical description  
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*Where born
*Where born
*Occupation
*Occupation
*Enlistment-when, where, by whom and how long
*Enlistment-when, where, by whom and how long
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== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Missouri recruitment colored troops 008677217 00181.jpg|Recruitment of Colored Troops, Missouri
Image:Missouri recruitment colored troops 008677217 00181.jpg|Recruitment of Colored Troops, Missouri
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=== Coverage Table ===
=== Coverage Table ===
Coverage table for this collection are available in the wiki article [[United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865 Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
This table shows the number of records in this collection by birthplace. Records where the birthplace could not be determined are listed as ''Other locality''.
 
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[[Category:FamilySearch Historical Records Coverage Tables]]
=== Inventory ===
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see [[United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops - Inventory]].
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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*You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination
*You may need to compare the information of more than one family or person to make this determination
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur
*Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for alias names, nicknames and abbreviated names
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]].
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Missouri|Missouri Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Missouri|Missouri Guided Research]]
* [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Missouri Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Missouri Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[Step-by-Step Missouri Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
* [[African American Genealogy]]
* [[African American Genealogy]]
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* [[Quick Guide to African American Records]]
* [[Quick Guide to African American Records]]


=== Related Family History Library Holdings ===
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1851343 Slave Claims Commission Records, Delaware, Kentucky]
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3744251? Sandra K. Gorin. ''Kentucky Civil War slave compensation claims.''Glasgow, Kentucky : Gorin Genealogical Publishing, 2017. FHL 976.9 M2gss]


=== Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections ===
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1932431 United States Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865.]
*{{FSC|1123499|item|disp=Descriptive recruitment lists of volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri,1863-1865 : NARA, pub M1894}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3459909 United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865]
*{{FSC|1851343|item|disp=Slave Claims Commission Records, Delaware, Kentucky}}
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2333780?collectionNameFilter=true Freedmen's Bureau Branch Records]
*{{FSC|3744251|item|disp=Sandra K. Gorin. ''Kentucky Civil War slave compensation claims.''Glasgow, Kentucky : Gorin Genealogical Publishing, 2017. FS Library 976.9 M2gss}}
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2432941?collectionNameFilter=true Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records]
*{{FSC|2158561|item|disp= Kenneth E. Weant, ''Civil War records : United States Colored troops from Missouri.'' Arlington, Texas : K.E. Weant, 2013. FS Library 977.8 M2wct v. 10}}
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1919699 United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934.]


=== Related Digital Books ===
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/225207-freedom-by-the-sword-the-u-s-colored-troops-1862-1867?offset=1 William A. Dobak. ''Freedom by the sword :the U.S. Colored Troops, 1862-1867.'' Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History. United States Army, 2011]
*{{RecordSearch|1932431|United States Civil War Service Records of Union Colored Troops, 1863-1865}}
*{{RecordSearch|3459909|United States, Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops, 1863-1865}}
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}}
*{{RecordSearch|2333780|Freedmen's Bureau Branch Records}}
*{{RecordSearch|2432941|Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records}}
*{{RecordSearch|2333775|Missouri, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}}


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*Joseph B. Ross, comp. ''Tabular analysis of the records of the U.S. colored troops and their predecessor units in the National Archives of the United States'' Washington, D.C. : NARA, 1973 {{FSDL|554082}}
*William A. Dobak, ''Freedom by the Sword The United States Colored Troops, 1862-1867'' Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History. United States Army, 2011 {{FSDL|225207}}


== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
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Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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