Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Texas for the years 1861 to 1865. The records include abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in the following original records:

• Muster rolls
• Returns
• Rosters
• Payrolls
• Appointment books
• Hospital registers
• Union prison registers and rolls
• Parole rolls
• Inspection reports

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 M402. Index courtesy of fold3 (previously Footnote.com).

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. The records are in individual files which 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

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The index to these records usually contains the following:

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