Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

This wiki article describes a collection that is available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. To access the collection, see Vermont Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867



Collection Time Period
This collection contains militia records for the years 1861 through 1867.

Collection History
On an annual basis, per the Act of 1844, listers in each town were to enroll every male liable to enrollment, between the ages of 18 and 45, who were not members of uniformed companies (for the time period of these records every male between 18 and 45 was to be listed). Duplicate copies of the enrollments were to be given to the town clerk who in turn would send one of the copies to the adjutant and inspector general. The records identify thousands of men from the state of Vermont who served in the military or who were eligible for service during the time period 1861-1867.

Why This Collection Was Created
The record was created to provide a list of those men in the state of Vermont who were eligible to serve in the military.

Collection Reliability
The records are fairly reliable; however, the records are only as accurate as the knowledge of the individual who provided the information and the accuracy of the individual who recorded it.

Collection Description
The majority of the records are enrollment records. The records are arranged by town and year and then the enrollees are listed alphabetically within each year. There a few corrections of enrollment, personal war sketches, and burial records included in the collection.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in the Vermont Enrolled Militia Records are:


 * Name of the individual
 * Age
 * Occupation
 * Remarks, that may include company, regiment, if exempt from service and why, death date, and where moved to.

How To Use The Collection
An approximate date of birth can be calculated from the age listed. The locality listed can indicate a place to search for other records. The information in the remarks area can provide clues for further research.

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