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In addition to the above states, the records of Union volunteers that served with the U.S. Colored Troops are only partially online. Check to see a list of [http://www.fold3.com/category_21 regiments currently available] online at Fold3.  
In addition to the above states, the records of Union volunteers that served with the U.S. Colored Troops are only partially online. Check to see a list of [http://www.fold3.com/category_21 regiments currently available] online at Fold3.  


==== Compiled Service Records relating to African Americans  ====
==== Compiled Service Records of African Americans  ====


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==== Compiled Service Records of "Galvanized Yankees"  ====
==== Compiled Service Records of Galvanized Yankees ====


Listed below are the service records of former Confederates or “galvanized Yankees” who enlisted in the Union from prison camps:  
Listed below are the service records of former Confederates or "Galvanized Yankees" who enlisted in the Union from prison camps:  


*Compiled service records of former Confederate soldiers who served in the 1st through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866. NARA M1017. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20324897 Worldcat]) ({{FHL|1315687|disp=FHL films 1315687–751}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_45/civil_war_soldiers_union_csa Fold3])&nbsp;($) ({{RecordSearch|1932430|FamilySearch}}).
*Compiled service records of former Confederate soldiers who served in the 1st through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866. NARA M1017. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20324897 Worldcat]) ({{FHL|1315687|disp=FHL films 1315687–751}}) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_45/civil_war_soldiers_union_csa Fold3])&nbsp;($) ({{RecordSearch|1932430|FamilySearch}}).


See the official NARA pamphlet explaining the service records of the “galvanized Yankees” at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1017.pdf M1017.pdf].  
See the official NARA pamphlet explaining the service records of the "Galvanized Yankees" at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1017.pdf M1017.pdf].  


==== Compiled Service Records of Individual States ====
==== Compiled Service Records of Veteran Reserve Corps ====
 
Soldiers who were no longer able to serve combat duty but who could still perform limited duty, such as being prison guards and hospital stewards served in the Veteran Reserve Corps. The compiled service records of the Veteran Reserve Corps have never been microfilmed.
 
An index to these records is available:
 
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in the Veteran Reserve Corps'' NARA M636. ({{FHL|1205358|disp=FHL 1205358–83}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/425784362 Worldcat])
 
==== Compiled Service Records of Other Units ====
 
The Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops have never been microfilmed. Included in these records are special units not raised by the states. The collection includes:
 
:U.S. Sharp Shooters; Signal Corps; U.S. Volunteers; Pioneer Brigade (Army of the Cumberland); U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Engineers; U.S. Veteran Volunteers, Infantry; U.S. Volunteer Infantry; Confederate Prisoners of War who enlisted in the U.S. Army (Galvanized Yankees); brigade bands; Indian Home Guards; Mississippi Marine Brigade/Marine Regiment, U.S. Volunteers; enlisted men transferred to the Mississippi Flotilla, February 21, 22, and 23, 1862; Departmental Corps (Department of the Monongahela)&nbsp;; Varner's Battalion of Infantry; and Captain Turners Company, Volunteer Pioneers.
 
 
'''Note''': The compiled service records of the 1st through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments (Galvanized Yankees) from this collection have been reproduced as microfilm publication M1017 (mentioned above). Three companies of engineers, Indian scouts, and infantry from the U.S. Volunteer Infantry that were not part of the six regiments were not included in M1017.<ref> United States. National Archives Trust Fund Board. ''Pamphlet Describing M1290: Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops''. Washington, National Archives And Records Administration, 1988.</ref>
 
An index to these records is available:
 
:*''Alphabetical Card Name Indexes to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served in Union Organizations not Raised by States or Territories, Excepting the Veterans Reserve Corps and the U.S. Colored Troops'' NARA M1290. ({{FHL|1604884|disp=FHL&nbsp;1604884–920}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Indexes+to+compiled+service+records+of+volunteer+Union+soldiers+who+served+in+organizations+not+raised+by+states+or+territories#x0%253Abook%2Bx4%253Amicformat Worldcat])
 
==== Compiled Service Records of Individual States ====


The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states.  
The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states.  
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==== Indexes for Compiled Service Records ====
==== Indexes  ====


'''Indexes for Compiled Service Records'''  
'''Indexes for Compiled Service Records'''  
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*''The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861–1865'' ({{FHL|973 M29h}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/roster-of-union-soldiers-1861-1865/oclc/37425521&referer=brief_results Worldcat]) 33 Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997–. This series is currently in publication.
*''The Roster of Union Soldiers, 1861–1865'' ({{FHL|973 M29h}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/roster-of-union-soldiers-1861-1865/oclc/37425521&referer=brief_results Worldcat]) 33 Volumes. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Publishing, 1997–. This series is currently in publication.


Additional service indexes for Union soldiers are:
An index for Union soldiers that served in the U.S. Colored Troops is:  
 
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in the Veteran Reserve Corps'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M636. ({{FHL|1205358|disp=FHL 1205358–83}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/425784362 Worldcat]) Indexes the names of soldiers who were no longer able to serve combat duty but who could still perform limited duty, such as being prison guards and hospital stewards.


*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with United States Colored Troops'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M589. ({{FHL|1266617|disp=FHL 1266617–43}} and {{FHL|1266546|disp=FHL 1266546–616}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15038369 Worldcat]) Covers many former slaves from the South as well as free African‑Americans who served in the Union Army between 1863 and 1865.
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with United States Colored Troops'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M589. ({{FHL|1266617|disp=FHL 1266617–43}} and {{FHL|1266546|disp=FHL 1266546–616}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15038369 Worldcat]) Covers many former slaves from the South as well as free African‑Americans who served in the Union Army between 1863 and 1865.
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations Not Raised by States and Territories'' National Archives Microfilm Publication M1290. ({{FHL|1604884|disp=FHL&nbsp;1604884–920}}) Indexes records of special units not raised by the states, such as the U.S. Sharpshooters, Indian Home Guard, and former Confederates.


To order compiled military service records from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] see [[Requesting copies of Civil War service and pension records]]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number.  
To order compiled military service records from the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] see [[Requesting copies of Civil War service and pension records]]. To order a service record you must have the soldier's name, rank and unit number.  
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