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:'''Update''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) for Union and Confederate soldiers are now available online. In the future, these records will be made available at [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Footnote.com. | :'''Update''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) for Union and Confederate soldiers are now available online. In the future, these records will be made available at [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available free at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms] and any library providing free access to Footnote.com. | ||
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. | ||