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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Approximately 1,200 Nevada men were organized | Approximately 1,200 Nevada men were organized into two Union battalions. The troops protected the central overland route and settlements on the frontier from the Indians.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], (accessed 27 May 2011]</ref> Some Nevada men also went east and joined Union units there. | ||
The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], has additional information about Nevada and its citizens during the Civil War. | The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_in_the_American_Civil_War Nevada in the American Civil War], has additional information about Nevada and its citizens during the Civil War. | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
*'''1865''' ''Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the State of Nevada for 1865'' {{FSDL|877963}} | |||
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:The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory and State of Utah are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | :The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the Territory and State of Utah 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]]. | ||
*United States, National Archives and Records Administration. ''Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the territory and state of Nevada : National Archives microfilm publications pamphlet describing M1789.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives and Records Administration, 1995), {{FSC|1361392|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 J53m no. 1789-1961}}. | |||
==== Pension Records ==== | ==== Pension Records ==== | ||