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=== Roster  ===
=== Roster  ===


A published roster that provides each volunteer's name, rank, dates of service, place of enlistment, place of birth, age, occupation, and company is M.A. Pekar and Edna Mingus, comps., ''Soldiers Who Served in the Oregon Volunteers, Civil War Period, Infantry and Cavalry'' (Portland, Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, 1961; Family History Library book {{FHL|140631|title-id|disp=979.5 A1 No. 16}} also {{FHL|99325|title-id|disp=979.5 M2p}}; film {{FHL|141705|title-id|disp=928088 item 8}}; fiche {{FHL|99325|title-id|disp=6051234}}).  
A published roster that provides each volunteer's name, rank, dates of service, place of enlistment, place of birth, age, occupation, and company is M.A. Pekar and Edna Mingus, comps., ''Soldiers Who Served in the Oregon Volunteers, Civil War Period, Infantry and Cavalry'' (Portland, Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, 1961; FS Library book {{FSC|140631|title-id|disp=979.5 A1 No. 16}} also {{FSC|99325|title-id|disp=979.5 M2p}}; film {{FSC|141705|title-id|disp=928088 item 8}}; fiche {{FSC|99325|title-id|disp=6051234}}).  


=== Honor Roll  ===
=== Honor Roll  ===


A published list of deaths reported to the Oregon department of the Grand Army of the Republic is Jane Myers, ''Honor Roll of Oregon Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1935'' (Cottage Grove, Oregon: Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, 1980; Family History Library book {{FHL|140631|title-id|disp=979.5 A1}} No. 53).  
A published list of deaths reported to the Oregon department of the Grand Army of the Republic is Jane Myers, ''Honor Roll of Oregon Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1935'' (Cottage Grove, Oregon: Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, 1980; FS Library book {{FSC|140631|title-id|disp=979.5 A1}} No. 53).  


=== Service Records  ===
=== Service Records  ===


The Family History Library has an index to service records of Union Army soldiers (Family History Library film {{FHL|316984|title-id|disp=821947}}) and a nationwide index to pension records.  
The FamilySearch Library has an index to service records of Union Army soldiers (FS Library film {{FSC|316984|title-id|disp=821947}}) and a nationwide index to pension records.  


'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Oregon are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Oregon are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].


*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932421|Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932421|Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index


=== Pension Records  ===
=== Pension Records  ===
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[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of Oregon]
[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of Oregon]
*FamilySearch Historical Records {{RecordSearch|2239231|Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1870-1930}}
*{{FSC|829797|item|disp=Oregon Historical Society. Grand Army of the Republic descriptive books and index, 1870-1930}}
*Roster of Posts Department of Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic, 1886 {{FSDL|198825}}
*Jane Myers, comp. ''Honor roll of Oregon Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1935 : deaths reported in Oregon of members of the GAR, extracted from proceedings of the annual encampments of the Department of Oregon, Grand Army of the Republic.'' Cottage Grove, Oregon : Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, c1980. {{FSDL|806732}}; {{FSC|47538|item|disp=FS Library 979.5 M2m}}
*See also: Spencer Leonard, ''Civil War veterans who were residents of Oregon''{{FSC|1152575|item|disp=FS Library 4 DGS}}


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