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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov Nationwide Gravesite Locator] has burial records of veterans and their family members from VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, and other veterans cemeteries around the country. The records include Civil War veterans as well as veterans from other wars. The site also provides links to maps of the cemeteries. This database contains records for both Union and Confederate Soldiers.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, [http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov Nationwide Gravesite Locator] has burial records of veterans and their family members from VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, and other veterans cemeteries around the country. The records include Civil War veterans as well as veterans from other wars. The site also provides links to maps of the cemeteries. This database contains records for both Union and Confederate Soldiers.
*"Bivouac of the Dead" by Mark Hughes ({{FHL|973 M24h|disp=FHL 973 M24h}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33082259 Worldcat]) Contains a history of the National Cemetery system and burial procedures of the Union army, an index to the original burial site along with final burial site of soldiers (1860–90), and a brief description of each cemetery.
*"Bivouac of the Dead" by Mark Hughes ({{FHL|973 M24h|disp=FS Library 973 M24h}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33082259 Worldcat]) Contains a history of the National Cemetery system and burial procedures of the Union army, an index to the original burial site along with final burial site of soldiers (1860–90), and a brief description of each cemetery.
   
   
=== National Park Service ===
=== National Park Service ===
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*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38124958 Worldcat].  
*Locate these records at a library using [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38124958 Worldcat].  
*Card records of headstones provided for deceased Union Civil war veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903: publication M1845 {{FHL|2155576|disp=FHL 2155576-97}}.
*Card records of headstones provided for deceased Union Civil war veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903: publication M1845 {{FHL|2155576|disp=FS Library 2155576-97}}.


=== Applications for Headstones (1925-1941)  ===
=== Applications for Headstones (1925-1941)  ===
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<br>'''Libraries'''  
<br>'''Libraries'''  


*Applications for headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941 :NARA M1916 {{FHL|1878150|disp=FHL 1878150-283}}.
*Applications for headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941 :NARA M1916 {{FHL|1878150|disp=FS Library 1878150-283}}.


=== United States. Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor  ===
=== United States. Quartermaster General's Office. Roll of Honor  ===


The "Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union" 27 Volumes.  Washington: Government Printing Office,1865–71. Reprint in ten volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994. ({{FHL|973 M2roh|disp=FHL 973 M2roh 1994}}) (FHL CD #9, part 351) ({{FHL|1311589|disp=FHL 1311589–91}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Roll+of+Honor%3A+Names+of+Soldiers+Who+Died+in+Defense+of+the+American+Union Worldcat]). The records are arranged by the burial place. Each entry generally gives the soldier’s name, rank, regiment, company, and date of death.  
The "Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the American Union" 27 Volumes.  Washington: Government Printing Office,1865–71. Reprint in ten volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1994. ({{FHL|973 M2roh|disp=FS Library 973 M2roh 1994}}) (FHL CD #9, part 351) ({{FHL|1311589|disp=FS Library 1311589–91}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Roll+of+Honor%3A+Names+of+Soldiers+Who+Died+in+Defense+of+the+American+Union Worldcat]). The records are arranged by the burial place. Each entry generally gives the soldier’s name, rank, regiment, company, and date of death.  


[http://www.familyrelatives.com/information/info_detail.php?id=123 Table of Contents] for all 27 volumes.  
[http://www.familyrelatives.com/information/info_detail.php?id=123 Table of Contents] for all 27 volumes.  
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:'''Nebraska'''
:'''Nebraska'''
*"Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska". Lincoln, Nebraska: State Historical Society,1970. ({{FHL|0833155|disp=FHL films 0833155–56}}) Entries contain name, GAR post number; place of burial, including city and county; cemetery name; grave lot and section; date and place of death; place of birth; date of birth; company; regiment; rank; and enlistment and discharge dates.
*"Civil War Veterans Buried in Nebraska". Lincoln, Nebraska: State Historical Society,1970. ({{FHL|0833155|disp=FS Library films 0833155–56}}) Entries contain name, GAR post number; place of burial, including city and county; cemetery name; grave lot and section; date and place of death; place of birth; date of birth; company; regiment; rank; and enlistment and discharge dates.


:''' New Hampshire '''
:''' New Hampshire '''