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US, Civil War Service Index (CMSR) - Union - Rhode Island, 1861-1865 record example

US, Civil War Service Index (CMSR) - Union - Rhode Island, 1861-1865

Records: 26,534Complete: 100%

Each index card gives the name of a soldier, his rank, and the unit in which he served. (There are cross-references for names that appeared in the records under more than one spelling and for service in more than one unit or organization.) The index directs you to the full compiled service records of the soldier listed and can be requested from NARA.

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Fold3, US, Civil War Service Index (CMSR) - Union - Rhode Island, 1861-1865 ( : accessed September 30, 2023), database and images,

Publication Title
US, Civil War Service Index (CMSR) - Union - Rhode Island, 1861-1865
Total Records
26,534Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Publication Number
M555
Record Group
94
Published on Fold3
06 May 2013
Last Updated
08 May 2013
Description
NARA M555. Alphabetical card index to the compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers belonging to units from the State of Rhode Island.