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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Union_Draft_Records|Draft Records]]'' | ||
=== Union Draft Records === | === Union Draft Records === | ||
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To find a name in the records, you must first determine the congressional district in which your ancestor lived. Congressional district numbers are listed in the following: | To find a name in the records, you must first determine the congressional district in which your ancestor lived. Congressional district numbers are listed in the following: | ||
United States Congress.'' | United States Congress.''Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty‑eighth Congress of the United States of America.'' Washington, D.C.: Philip & Solomons, 1865. {{FHL|973 E4uc }}1865; film 1425543 item 6.) This is arranged alphabetically by state, then by Congressional district. The counties are included in each district. | ||
There are also some case files on drafted aliens in National Archives Record Group 59, General Records of the Department of State. These are arranged alphabetically and include name, age, district from which drafted, country of citizenship, and length of residence in the United States. | There are also some case files on drafted aliens in National Archives Record Group 59, General Records of the Department of State. These are arranged alphabetically and include name, age, district from which drafted, country of citizenship, and length of residence in the United States. | ||
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Civil War draft or enrollment records are discussed in: | Civil War draft or enrollment records are discussed in: | ||
Meier, Michael T. “ Civil War Draft Records: Exemptions and Enrollments.” ''Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 26''. (Winter 1994): 282–86. {{FHL|973 B2p}}<br> | Meier, Michael T. “ Civil War Draft Records: Exemptions and Enrollments.” ''Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives 26''. (Winter 1994): 282–86. {{FHL|973 B2p}}<br> | ||
{{U.S. Civil War}} | {{U.S. Civil War}} | ||
[[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | [[Category:United_States_Civil_War,_1861_to_1865]] | ||