Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 26th-30th Infantry record example

Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 26th-30th Infantry

Records: 18,815 · 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, 26th through 30th, including the 29th Connecticut (Colored)" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com//title/694/civil-war-service-records-cmsr-union-colored-troops-26th-30th-infantry: accessed April 23, 2021)

Publication Title
Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Union - Colored Troops 26th-30th Infantry
Total Records
18,815 · Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Publication Number
M1824
Record Group
94
Published on Fold3
27 Apr 2010
Last Updated
06 Jan 2012
Description
NARA M1824. Compiled military service records of volunteer Union soldiers in the 26th through 30th infantry units, and the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored).