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For medical information about volunteer soldiers who fought in the Civil War, consult the National Archives series,[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/655646 "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.

*N.A. Strait. ''Roster of all regimental surgeons and assistant surgeons in the late war : with their service, and last-known post-office address : compiled from official records for use of United States pension office'' (Washington, D.C., 1882) {{FSDL|102940}}

'''Additional Carded Record Collections'''

*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4688442 Service Records of Commissaries of Volunteers, 1861–1865, RG Records of the Office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, 1818–1913]

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