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United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Veteran Reserve Corps: Difference between revisions
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
This page lists all or parts of | This page lists all or parts of two National Archives microfilm publications helpful in identifying an ancestor or relative serving as a volunteer soldier in a military unit of the Veteran Reserve Corps. They are part of [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/094.html Record Group 94] Records of the Adjutant General's Office. | ||
The first is a name index to the compiled military service records. For a description of the index see the National Archives catalog [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/654530 NAID 654530.] It is arranged in alphabetical order by surname. The soldiers name will be the one he most often went by or found in the original records. The index card will also identify company and military unit and rank of each soldier entering the service and at discharge. The [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/army/compiled-military-service-records compiled service records] are abstracts from original muster rolls and pay rolls and other records from the Civil War. Copies of compiled military service records can be ordered from the National Archives. Additional information about compiled military service records will be located in the National Archives Catalog [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300398 NAID 300398.] | The first is a name index to the compiled military service records. For a description of the index see the National Archives catalog [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/654530 NAID 654530.] It is arranged in alphabetical order by surname. The soldiers name will be the one he most often went by or found in the original records. The index card will also identify company and military unit and rank of each soldier entering the service and at discharge. The [https://www.archives.gov/research/military/army/compiled-military-service-records compiled service records] are abstracts from original muster rolls and pay rolls and other records from the Civil War. Copies of compiled military service records can be ordered from the National Archives. Additional information about compiled military service records will be located in the National Archives Catalog [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/300398 NAID 300398.] | ||
Second collection will contain card abstracts of the Record of Events from original records of each military unit raised in the Veteran Reserve Corps outlining its activities and troop movements. The information will vary depending on the military unit. | |||
{{HR Tip|Copies of compiled military service records are available from the National Archives. To request copies see: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records]}} | {{HR Tip|Copies of compiled military service records are available from the National Archives. To request copies see: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Requesting Pre-WWI Service Records]}} | ||