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=== Volunteers === | === Volunteers === | ||
There is currently no master index to the names of soldiers who served in Union volunteer regiments, however, there are microfilmed name indexes for each state. Consult state archives for records of state or local militias or National Guard units that were not federalized. | There is currently no master index to the names of soldiers who served in Union volunteer regiments, however, there are microfilmed name indexes for each state. Consult state archives for records of state or local militias or National Guard units that were not federalized. Individual indexes to state volunteer regiments are available on microfilm for every Northern state and every Southern state except South Carolina. | ||
A transcription of the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] indexes to compiled Military Service records of Volunteer Union soldiers is: | A transcription of the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] indexes to compiled Military Service records of Volunteer Union soldiers is: | ||
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Most of the compiled military service records for Union soldiers have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies 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. | Most of the compiled military service records for Union soldiers have not been microfilmed and are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] as manuscript files. Copies 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, except for Union units organized in Southern states. 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 Union units organized in Southern states. 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|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 Records Administration|National Archives]] and the Family History Library. See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit. Union units were organized in Southern states. The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states. | <br>The [[Family History Library|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 Records Administration|National Archives]] and the Family History Library. See the Family History Library Catalog for complete bibliographic information. The indexes should include the soldier’s name, rank, and unit. Union units were organized in Southern states. The records below all refer to Union soldiers only, even though they may have been serving from Southern states. | ||