Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Virginia. 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 M398. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of Compiled Military Service Records of Union soldiers who served in organizations from Virginia for the years 1861 to 1865. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records.
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 M398. Index courtesy of Fold3.
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.
Military Units in this collection
- First Infantry (3 months, 1861)
- Sixteenth Infantry
- Loudoun County Rangers
- Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers
- Damron's Independent Co., Volunteers
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
- Year
- Age (often estimated)
- Military unit served in
- Type of records in file
- NARA publication number, title, and roll number
Collection Content
Inventory
| Film | DGS | Roll | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1292638 | DGS 9080066 | 1 | First Infantry (3 months, 1861) A-Re |
| 1292639 | DGS 9080067 | 2 | First Infantry (3 months, 1861) Ri-Z Sixteenth Infantry A-F |
| 1292640 | DGS 9080068 | 3 | Sixteenth Infantry G-M |
| 1292641 | DGS 9080069 | 4 | Sixteenth Infantry N-Z |
| 1292642 | DGS 9080070 | 5 | Loudoun County Rangers A-Mi |
| 1292643 | DGS 9080071 | 6 | Loudoun County Rangers Mo-Z Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers A-O |
| 1292644 | DGS 9080072 | 7 | Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers P-Y Damron's Independent Co., Volunteers Miscellaneous card abstracts of records: Sixteenth Infantry, Loudoun County Rangers, Loyal Eastern Virginia Volunteers Other miscellaneous card abstracts Personal papers |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
National Archives and Records Administration
"Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 19 February 2025. From "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M398. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1963.
