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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.
-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.
+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|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.&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.
+For medical information about volunteer soldiers who fought in the Civil War, consult the National Archives series, "Carded Medical Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, compiled 1846 - 1865" found in [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Record Group (RG) 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 17862-1984, entry 534]. These cards relate to volunteers admitted to hospitals for treatment and may include information such as name; rank; organization; complaint; date of admission; hospital to which admitted; and date returned to duty, deserted, discharged, sent to general hospital, furloughed, or died. This series is arranged by state, thereunder by the number of the regiment (cavalry, infantry, and artillery are filed together under the common regiment number) and then by initial letter of surname.
+=== Regular Army  ===
+==== Enlisted Men  ====
+The War Department did not compile military service records for those who served in the Regular Army.
+For a register of enlistments, see the Family History Library Catalog or click on the link: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=43696&disp=Registers+of+enlistments+in+the+United+S++ Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798–1914]. National Archives Microfilm Publication M233. (FHL films 350307-350349; 1319378-1319380; 1465934-1465954). The register usually shows the individual's name, military organization, physical description, age at time of enlistment, place of birth, enlistment information, discharge information, and remarks.
+The National Archives also maintains a textual record, entitled "Regular Army Enlistment Papers, 1798–1894" ([http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ Record Group 94, entry 91]).&nbsp;This series is arranged alphabetically by name of soldier and generally shows the soldier's name, place of enlistment, date, by whom enlisted, age, place of birth, occupation, personal description, regimental assignment, and certifications of the examining surgeon and recruiting officer. Soldiers usually have multiple enlistment papers if they served two or more enlistments.
+==== Officers  ====
+When researching Army officers, researchers should first consult [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=authordetails&authorno=19079&name=Heitman%2C+Francis+Bernard&columns=*,0,0 Francis B. Heitman's Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903], available in two volumes at the Family History Library. Volume one, a register of army officers, provides a brief history of each man's service. Volume two contains a "chronological list of battles, actions, etc., in which troops of the Regular Army have participated and troops engaged."
+The War Department did not maintain or compile personnel files for Regular Army officers until 1863.
+For service prior to that date, the best place to start is the series of letters received by the adjutant general entitled, [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1172009&disp=Letters+received+by+the+Office+of+the+Ad&columns=*,0,0 "Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General (Main Series), 1861–1870,"] National Archives Microfilm Publication M619.
+For an officer's military service after 1863, consult the Commission Branch (CB) and Appointment, Commission and Personal Branch (ACP) records: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=629169&disp=Letters+received+by+the+Commission+Branc&columns=*,0,0 "Letters Received by the Commission Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863–1870,"] National Archives Microfilm Publication M1064.
+<br><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.&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).