Union Casualty Records

United States U.S. Military  U.S. Civil War  Union Casualty Records

Final Statements
The "Final Statements, 1862-1899" (National Archives Catalog ID: 654719) are records of soldiers who served in Regular Army units that were discharged by "reason of death" between the years 1862 and 1899. When a soldier died a "final statement" was issued and a copy submitted to the Adjutant General's Office. The collection "Final Statements, 1862-1899" on Fold3 was digitized directly from original records held by the National Archives and has never been microfilmed.

Where to Find the Records
Online


 * Final Statements, 1862-1899 (Fold3) ($)

Libraries


 * The "Final Statements, 1862-1899" have never bean microfilmed. Online access is available at no charge at National Archives research rooms and any library that provides free access to Fold3.com.

Regular Army Officers

 * The "Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army..." by Francis B. Heitman lists Regular Army and volunteer officers from 1789 to 1903 that were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. See Vol.2 pp. 13-42.

Medical Records
For medical information about volunteer soldiers who fought in the Mexican war, consult the National Archives series, "Carded Medical Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the Mexican and Civil Wars, compiled 1846 - 1865" found in Record Group (RG) 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 17862-1984, entry 534. These cards relate to volunteers admitted to hospitals for treatment and may include information such as name; rank; organization; complaint; date of admission; hospital to which admitted; and date returned to duty, deserted, discharged, sent to general Register of Clothing Accounts and Hospital Records, 1861 - 1862]l hospital, furloughed, or died. This series is arranged by state, thereunder by the number of the regiment (cavalry, infantry, and artillery are filed together under the common regiment number) and then by initial letter of surname. See also National Archives Related Sources
 * Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 6 vols. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870-1873 reprint Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., 1990-1991. FHL 973 M2msh
 * Medical and Surgical History... index, 3 vols. Wilmington, North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., 1992. FHL 973 M2msh index

Additional medical records will be located at the National Archives. The collections are identified and described in their catalog.
 * Carded Service Records of Hospital Attendants, Matrons and Nurses, 1861 - 1865. NAID 655658
 * List of Female Nurses, Cooks, and Laundresses Employed in Army Hospitals During the Civil War. NAID 28277783
 * Register of Clothing Accounts and Hospital Records, 1861 - 1862. NAID 2602371
 * Indexes to Records of Civil War Hospitals, 1882 - 1882. NAID 2602360
 * Field Record of Hospitals, 1821 -1912. NAID 655731
 * Guides to Civil War Hospitals, 1888 - 1888. NAID 2602363
 * Register of Patients at a Convalescent Camp at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1914 - 1914. NAID 2602366

 FamilySearch Catalog
 * Newton Allen Strait. ''Roster of All Regimental Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons.. Washington,D.C.: N.A.Strait, 1882 FHL Digital Images
 * Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 6 vols. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870-1873 reprint Wilmington,North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., 1990-1991. FHL 973 M2msh
 * Medical and Surgical History... index, 3 vols. Wilmington,North Carolina: Broadfoot Pub. Co., 1992. FHL 973 M2msh index
 * Virginia. Records from Orange and Farmville Hospital, 1861-1863. FHL 908799 item 5
 * Virginia. Records from the General Hospital Danville, FHL 908799 items 1-4
 * Nathaniel West, History of the Satterlee U.S.A. Gen. Hospital at West Philadelphia, Pa., from October 8, 1862 to October 8, 1863[Philadelphia, Pa. : The Hospital Press, 1863. FHL fiche 6118534]

 Personal Narratives
 * Mary A. Livermore, My story of the war : a woman's narrative of four years personal experience as nurse in the Union army, and in relief work at home, in hospitals, camps, and at the front, during the war of the rebellion Hartford, Connecticut : A.D. Worthington & Company, 1889