United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Type	Military Service Records
Collection years	1861-1866
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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains a portion of the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who served with the United States Colored Troops, including the 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry (NARA M1818); 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored) Company A, 1st U.S. Colored Infantry (1 Year) (M1820); Infantry Organizations, 36th through 40th (M1824).

What Can These Records Tell Me?

• Jacket name
• Soldier’s full name
• Year
• Age (often estimated)
• Military unit served in
• Type of records in file
• NARA publication number, title, and roll number

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