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*Records of sailors can be found at state and local archives, the National Archives, and the National Personnel Records Center.
*Records of sailors can be found at state and local archives, the National Archives, and the National Personnel Records Center.


'''Service Records'''<br>Of particular value to the researcher are the following:  
==Service Records==
Of particular value to the researcher are the following:  


*Muster and Payrolls. Muster rolls usually provide the sailor’s name, ship, and service dates. Post-1860 records often give a personal description and data concerning discharge, desertion, or death. Payrolls give the sailor’s name, rank, enlistment date, and term of service. Muster and payrolls, 1798 to 1859, are arranged alphabetically by name of ship and then chronologically. These are found in Record Group 45, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library at the National Archives.  
*Muster and Payrolls. Muster rolls usually provide the sailor’s name, ship, and service dates. Post-1860 records often give a personal description and data concerning discharge, desertion, or death. Payrolls give the sailor’s name, rank, enlistment date, and term of service. Muster and payrolls, 1798 to 1859, are arranged alphabetically by name of ship and then chronologically. These are found in Record Group 45, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library at the National Archives.  
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*Enlistment Records. Enlistment records usually give the sailor’s name, enlistment date and place, birthplace, age, occupation, and personal description. Enlistment records have not been microfilmed, but they are available at the National Archives. They include:
*Enlistment Records. Enlistment records usually give the sailor’s name, enlistment date and place, birthplace, age, occupation, and personal description. Enlistment records have not been microfilmed, but they are available at the National Archives. They include:


#<span></span>Registers of Enlistments, 1845–54.  
# Registers of Enlistments, 1845–54.  
#<span></span>Quarterly Returns of Enlistments of Vessels, 1866–91. 43 vols.  
# Quarterly Returns of Enlistments of Vessels, 1866–91. 43 vols.  
#<span></span>Weekly Returns of Enlistments at Naval Rendezvous, 1855–91.
# Weekly Returns of Enlistments at Naval Rendezvous, 1855–91.


The Family History Library has an index to the above records:  
The Family History Library has an index to the above records:  
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To find specific microfilm numbers for the above two sources, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
To find specific microfilm numbers for the above two sources, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  


<span></span>UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS  
UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS  


<br>'''Records of Officers'''
==Records of Officers==


*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=484222&disp=Abstracts+of+service+records+of+naval+of++ Abstracts of Service of Naval Officers] (“Records of Officers”), 1798–1803. National Archives Microfilm Publication M330. (FHL films 1445969–87.) Alphabetically arranged by the first letter of the surname, then date of appointment. Entries list name, rank, date of naval assignments, and where assigned.  
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=484222&disp=Abstracts+of+service+records+of+naval+of++ Abstracts of Service of Naval Officers] (“Records of Officers”), 1798–1803. National Archives Microfilm Publication M330. (FHL films 1445969–87.) Alphabetically arranged by the first letter of the surname, then date of appointment. Entries list name, rank, date of naval assignments, and where assigned.  
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=573459&disp=Index+to+officer%27s+jackets%2C+1913-1++ Index to Officers’ Jackets, 1913–1925] (Officers Directory). National Archives Microfilm Publication T1102. (FHL films 1578411–12.) Location registers for personnel files. They are arranged by file number; name, rank, classification, location of files (as of 1948), and file number.
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=573459&disp=Index+to+officer%27s+jackets%2C+1913-1++ Index to Officers’ Jackets, 1913–1925] (Officers Directory). National Archives Microfilm Publication T1102. (FHL films 1578411–12.) Location registers for personnel files. They are arranged by file number; name, rank, classification, location of files (as of 1948), and file number.


'''Pension Records'''
==Pension Records==


*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=452487&disp=Case+files+of+disapproved+pension+applic++ Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans (Navy Widows Originals), 1861–1910]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1274. (FHL fiche 6333626–802.) These records are arranged by application number. Use the index below to get the application number. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=452487&disp=Case+files+of+disapproved+pension+applic++ Case Files of Disapproved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans (Navy Widows Originals), 1861–1910]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M1274. (FHL fiche 6333626–802.) These records are arranged by application number. Use the index below to get the application number. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=452493&disp=Lists+of+Navy+veterans+for+whom+there+ar++ Lists of Navy Veterans for Whom There are Navy Widows’ and Other Dependents’ Disapproved Pension Files] (Navy Widows’ Originals, 1861–1910). National Archives Microfilm Publication M1391. (FHL fiche 6333805–19.) An alphabetical index to veterans and more pension files for sailors and officers of the Navy who were involved in the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and later conflicts. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=452493&disp=Lists+of+Navy+veterans+for+whom+there+ar++ Lists of Navy Veterans for Whom There are Navy Widows’ and Other Dependents’ Disapproved Pension Files] (Navy Widows’ Originals, 1861–1910). National Archives Microfilm Publication M1391. (FHL fiche 6333805–19.) An alphabetical index to veterans and more pension files for sailors and officers of the Navy who were involved in the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and later conflicts. To find specific microfilm numbers, look in the Locality search of the Family History Library Catalog under:


<span></span>UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS - PENSIONS - INDEXES  
UNITED STATES - MILITARY RECORDS - PENSIONS - INDEXES  


<br>'''Sources for Further Reading'''
==Sources for Further Reading==


*Bacon, Lee D. “[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=283550&disp=Prologue+%28National+Archives%29++ Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1864–1924].” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 27. (Summer 1995): 178–82. (FHL 973 B2p.)  
*Bacon, Lee D. “[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=283550&disp=Prologue+%28National+Archives%29++ Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1864–1924].” Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 27. (Summer 1995): 178–82. (FHL 973 B2p.)  
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*Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959–81. This has descriptions and pictures of U.S. Naval vessels. Selected entries of the dictionary are also available on the Internet at <span></span>[http://www.uss-salem.org/ www.uss-salem.org/danfs/]  
*Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 8 vols. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959–81. This has descriptions and pictures of U.S. Naval vessels. Selected entries of the dictionary are also available on the Internet at <span></span>[http://www.uss-salem.org/ www.uss-salem.org/danfs/]  
*Scott, Craig Roberts. “[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=39597&disp=National+Genealogical+Society+quarterly%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Naval Records in the National Archives].” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 79. (Sept. 1991): 207–17. (FHL book 973 B2ng.)
*Scott, Craig Roberts. “[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=39597&disp=National+Genealogical+Society+quarterly%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Naval Records in the National Archives].” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 79. (Sept. 1991): 207–17. (FHL book 973 B2ng.)
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