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The "Union Provost Marshals' File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians" (NARA M345) is a collection of papers relating to civilians or "citizens" who came into contact with the Army. The records were assembled in the War Department from documents that were extracted from the files of Union Army provost marshals and from other records of Army territorial commands. The records include correspondence, provost | The "Union Provost Marshals' File of Papers Relating to Individual Civilians" (NARA M345) is a collection of papers relating to civilians or "citizens" who came into contact with the Army. The records were assembled in the War Department from documents that were extracted from the files of Union Army provost marshals and from other records of Army territorial commands. The records include correspondence, provost | ||
court papers, orders, passes, paroles, oaths of allegiance, transportation permits, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces. <ref name="M345 pamphlet"/> | court papers, orders, passes, paroles, oaths of allegiance, transportation permits, and claims for compensation for property used or destroyed by military forces. <ref name="M345 pamphlet"/> | ||
See the official NARA pamphlet explaining these records in detail at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M345.pdf M345.pdf]. | |||
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*{{FHL|1527305|disp=United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866}} (FamilySearch) | *{{FHL|1527305|disp=United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866}} (FamilySearch) | ||
*[http://www.footnotelibrary.com/title_782/union_citizens_file Union Citizens File] (Fold3) ($) | |||