United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of compiled military service records of volunteers who served in the United States Colored Troops. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original records such as muster rolls, payrolls, hospital and prison records. A file may also include original documents. Many volunteers were former slaves who enlisted after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. This collection is a part of Record Group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Colored Troops Division, Administrative History Note. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

This collection contains a portion of the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who served with the United States Colored Troops, including:

• 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry M1818
• 1st U.S. Colored Infantry, 1st South Carolina Volunteers (Colored) Company A, 1st U.S. Colored Infantry (1 Year) M1820
• Infantry Organizations, 36th through 40th M1993

National Archives Microfilm Publications

• Military Service in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War, 1863–1866. This document gives the microfilm publication of Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers serving with the United States Colored Troops which have been microfilmed by the National Archives. (PDF)

National Archives Related Collections

• Register of U.S. Colored Troop Deaths During the Civil War, 1861 - 1865

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Muster-out roll 1866

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  Discharge papers 1866

Inventory

For a list showing the content of all the films and folders included in this Historical Records publication see United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops - Inventory.