Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 20th-25th Infantry record example

    Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 20th-25th Infantry

    Records: 15,660 · Complete: 100%

    Compiled service records typically contain card abstracts of a soldier's original muster and hospital rolls, descriptive books, lists of deserters, returns, notational cards, and possibly enlistment papers, casualty sheets, death reports, prisoner of war papers, and correspondence. Unique to the records of the USCT are deeds of manumission, oaths of allegiance, proof of ownership, certificates of monetary award, and bills of sale.

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    "Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: Infantry Organizations, 20th through 25th" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/682/civil-war-service-records-cmsr-union-colored-troops-20th-25th-infantry: accessed May 19, 2022)

    Publication Title
    Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 20th-25th Infantry
    Total Records
    15,660 · Complete: 100%
    Content Source
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    Publication Number
    M1823
    Record Group
    94
    Published on Fold3
    27 Apr 2010
    Last Updated
    10 Sep 2010
    Description
    NARA M1823. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to the 20th through 25th infantry units organized for service with the United States Colored Troops (USCT).