Military Records - The Civil War

Fall in! It's time to learn a bit about how to research your military ancestors. I'll be looking through a number of American Conflicts and talking about some of the specific resources available for that conflict and probably sprinkling in some more broadly applicable military research tips. This week we talk about The Civil War Links in this episode: This Great Struggle by Stephen Woodworth The organization and administration of the Union army, 1861-1865 / by Fred Albert Shannon v.1 The organization and administration of the Union army, 1861-1865 / by Fred Albert Shannon v.2 The Armies in Gray by Dan Fullerton Fold3.com Civil War Collection National Archives Civil War Collection US Army Register of Enlistments (FamilySearch, Ancestry, Fold3) Civil War era medical terms Union Pension Records Confederate Pension Records 1883 Pension Roll (Ancestry) US Army Center of Military History US Naval History and Heritage Command American Battlefield Trust USMA Digital History Center - Atlases