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United States, Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations,1768-1921
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Record Description
Record Group RG 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General,1774-1985
Collection years 1768-1921
Microfilm Publication M2014. Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps ,and Stations,1768-1921. 1 rolls.
Arrangement Chronologically then alphabetically by state.
National Archives Identifier 4478153 4478151
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

The collection consists of an index and images of burial registers for military posts, camps, and stations,1768-1921. This collection corresponds with NARA publication M2014, one roll consisting of two volumes of burials, most occurring between 1860 and 1890. The records are from Record Group 92, Records of the Quartermaster General, and are arranged by place of burial then date of death. See the descriptive pamphlet Burial Registers for Military Posts, Camps, and Stations 1768-1921 for a list of the posts, camps and stations.

The registers are arranged by the name of the military post, and thereunder usually in rough chronological order by date of burial. The burial registers primarily include soldiers of the Regular Army and Union Army (volunteers). Many civilians, usually wives or children of military personnel, are also listed, as well as some Confederate Army soldiers.

Related National Archives Collections

RG 393 Records of Continental Commands

RG 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Person's name
  • Rank, company, regiment
  • Date of death
  • Location of grave (section and number)
  • Type of marker (headboard, cross, broken stone, or marble slab)
  • Contractor supplying the headstone
  • Remarks

The remarks column may indicate the cause of death, a civilian's relationship to a soldier or removal to another cemetery. The abbreviation "HS" means "headstone." Notations such as "2903 of 1873" refer to the number and year of correspondence received by the Quartermaster General that provided the information

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Image[edit | edit source]

  • 1873-6 Burial Register

    1873-6 Burial Register

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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  • The approximate burial or death date

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