22,687
edits
United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Civilians - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Civilians - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
Revision as of 08:23, 9 December 2010
, 9 December 2010no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Record Search article|location=United States|CID=CID1834304|title=United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians 1861-1866}} | {{Record Search article | ||
|location=United States | |||
|CID=CID1845948 | |||
|title=United States,Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866 | |||
|CID=CID1834304 | |||
|title=United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians 1861-1866}}<br> | |||
== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
| Line 13: | Line 12: | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
The collection was digitized from | The collection was digitized from microfilm and is arranged alphabetically by the first two or three letters of the surname. It consists of correspondence, provost court papers, lists of transportation permits, claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces, affidavits, oaths of loyalty and other lists. Although the records were kept by the Union Army, they primarily deal with information about confederate citizens and union citizens who were suspected of supporting the confederate cause. | ||
=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
<gallery | <gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians Example 1 DGS 4599818 687.jpg | Image:Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians Example 1 DGS 4599818 687.jpg | ||
Image:Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians Example 2 DGS 4599818 870.jpg | Image:Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians Example 2 DGS 4599818 870.jpg | ||
| Line 44: | Line 43: | ||
The provost marshals were the military police of the Union army. They dealt with a wide range of individuals including those who were suspected of disloyalty or of giving aid to the enemy, who violated military orders, were prisoners, were authorized to travel in or to enter the Confederate states, and others. During the war each division, brigade, and corps of the Union Army had a provost marshal. | The provost marshals were the military police of the Union army. They dealt with a wide range of individuals including those who were suspected of disloyalty or of giving aid to the enemy, who violated military orders, were prisoners, were authorized to travel in or to enter the Confederate states, and others. During the war each division, brigade, and corps of the Union Army had a provost marshal. | ||
=== | === Why This Record Was Created === | ||
*Provost marshals kept records of their activities as the military police | *Provost marshals kept records of their activities as the military police | ||
| Line 62: | Line 61: | ||
[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] | [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] | ||
== Contributions to This Article == | |||
{{Contributor invite}} | |||
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
| Line 73: | Line 76: | ||
Please add sample citations to this article following the format guidelines in the wiki article listed above. | Please add sample citations to this article following the format guidelines in the wiki article listed above. | ||
'''Examples of citations: | '''Examples of citations:''' | ||
*United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71 | *United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71 | ||
| Line 84: | Line 87: | ||
==== Style Guide ==== | ==== Style Guide ==== | ||
For guidelines to use in creating wiki articles that describe collections of images and indexes produced by FamilySearch, see: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages]]. | |||
== Sources of This Collection == | |||
<!--bibdescbegin-->"United States, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians 1861-1866," database, FamilySearch Record Search (http://familysearch.org); citing United States. War Department, “Union provost marshal's file of papers relating to individual civilians” FHL microfilm, 300 rolls. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah<br> | |||
"United States,Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians, 1861-1866," database, FamilySearch Record Search (http://familysearch.org); citing United States. War Department, “Union provost marshal's file of papers relating to Two or More Civilians” FHL microfilm, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend--><br> | |||
< | <br> | ||