US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 36th-40th Infantry, 1861-1865
Records: 10,910Complete: 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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- Publication Title
- US, Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 36th-40th Infantry, 1861-1865
- Total Records
- 10,910Complete: 100%
- Content Source
The National Archives
- Publication Number
- M1993
- Record Group
- 94
- Published on Fold3
- 27 Apr 2010
- Last Updated
- 20 Sep 2011
- Description
- NARA M1993. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to the 36th through 40th infantry units, organized for service with the United States Colored Troops (USCT).