Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Missouri. 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 M405. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
What is In This Collection?
The collection consists of Union service records of soldiers who served from Missouri for the years 1861 to 1865. The following records are found in the various muster rolls:
- Name of soldier
- Rank, Company and Battalion
- Date and place of enlistment
- By whom enlisted
- Length of enlistment
- Payment for service
- Discharge date
- Remarks regarding discharge, desertion or death
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 M405. Index courtesy of www.fold3.com (previously Footnote.com).
Service records were kept for each Union 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.
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- Descriptive Book of Recruits and Substitutes Received, Showing Regiments to Which Transferred
- Descriptive Book of Recruits and Substitutes Received, Showing Regiments to Which Transferred
- Descriptive Book of Recruits and Substitutes Received, Showing Regiments to Which Transferred
- Descriptive Book of Recruits and Substitutes Received, Showing Regiments to Which Transferred
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The index to these records contains the following:
- Jacket name
- Soldier’s full name
- Year
- Age (often estimated)
- Military unit served in
- Type of records in file
- NARA publication number, title, and roll number
These records also usually include the following:
- A jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, 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
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 February 2025. From "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M405. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964.
