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The Compiled Service Records for Union soldiers were made by the United States Record | The Compiled Service Records for Union soldiers were made by the United States Record | ||
and Pension Division of the War Department | and Pension Division of the War Department, beginning in 1890. The Record | ||
and Pension Division made card abstracts from documents in the custody of the War Department and from muster, pay, and other rolls borrowed from the Second Auditor of the | and Pension Division made card abstracts from documents in the custody of the War Department and from muster, pay, and other rolls borrowed from the Second Auditor of the | ||
Treasury. In addition to the cards, original documents that related only to the individual soldier were included. | Treasury. In addition to the cards, original documents that related only to the individual soldier were included. | ||