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 *Hewett, Janet B., editor. [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=779026&disp=The+Roster+of+Union+soldiers%2C+1861%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861–1865]. 33 Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997–. (FHL book 973 M29h.) This series is currently in publication.
-Union service records have not been microfilmed and are available only at the National Archives as manuscript files. Copies of pre-1917&nbsp;military service records can be requested from the National Archives by using [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html NATF Form 86]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number. The indexes below will help you find that information.
+Union service records of soldiers who served from Northern states have not been microfilmed and are available only at the National Archives as manuscript files. Copies of pre-1917&nbsp;military service records can be requested from the National Archives by using [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html NATF Form 86]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number. The indexes below will help you find that information.
-Service records were made from muster rolls, pay lists, hospital records, and record books that have not been filmed. Some of these sources, such as the hospital registers, often give detailed information, such as birthplace. If a compiled service record notes a Bookmark File number, this refers to a separate set of records that must be asked for specifically when requesting copies The records are found in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780s–1917.
+Service records were made from muster rolls, pay lists, hospital records, and record books that have not been filmed, except for&nbsp;Union units organized in Southern states.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some of these sources, such as the hospital registers, often give detailed information, such as birthplace. If a compiled service record notes a Bookmark File number, this refers to a separate set of records that must be asked for specifically when requesting copies The records are found in Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780s–1917.
-<br>The Family History Library has copies of most other Civil War records which are microfilmed. The following is a list of service records and indexes which are available on microfilm at the National Archives and the Family History Library.&nbsp; See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit.
+<br>The Family History Library has copies of most other Civil War records which are microfilmed. The following is a list of service records and indexes which are available on microfilm at the National Archives and the Family History Library.&nbsp; See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit.&nbsp; Union units were organized in Southern states.&nbsp; The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states.
 *[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=36042&disp=Compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Un++ Alabama. Compiled Service Records]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M276. (FHL films 1276611–20). Also, I[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=312759&disp=Index+to+compiled+service+records+of+vol++ Index] National Archives Microfilm Publication M263 (FHL film 0880848).