New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Union service records of soldiers who served in the 1st New York Volunteer Engineers. The records include a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The jacket-envelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, prison registers and rolls, parole rolls, inspection reports; and the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917 and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M2004. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1861 to 1865. The collection consists of compiled military service records of soldiers who served in the 1st New York Volunteer Engineers. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records:
- Muster rolls
- Returns
- Rosters
- Payrolls
- Appointment books
- Hospital registers
- Union prison registers and rolls
- Parole rolls
- Inspection reports
For each military unit the service records are arranged alphabetically by the soldier's surname. The Military Unit field may also display the surname range (A-G) as found on the microfilm. This collection is a part of RG 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s - 1917, and is National Archive Microfilm Publication M2004. Index courtesy of fold3 (previously Footnote.com).
Service records were kept for each soldier. Those records, or their abstracts, were compiled into individual files. Each envelope/jacket contains information and cross references to original records relating to the soldier. Service record files which usually include the following:
- A jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served
- A card (or cards) with abstracts of entries from original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, parole rolls, and inspection reports
- The originals of any papers relating only to the particular soldier
For additional soldiers serving in military unites raised by New York see United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: New York
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Jacket name
- Soldier’s full name
- Rank, company and regiment
- Year(s) of service
- Age (often estimated)
- Military unit in which he served
- Remarks regarding transfers, reassignments and desertions
- Type of records in file
- NARA publication number, title, and roll number
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"New York, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2025. From "Compiled Military Service Records of Union Soldiers Who Served with the 1st New York Volunteer Engineers." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : 2010. Citing NARA microfilm publication M2004. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006.
