Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers Database

Information found on this site was taken in part from documents prepared compiled and published by the Adjutant Generals Office of Massachusetts in 1888.

Massachusetts civil war soldiers database. Massachusetts Soldiers Sailors and Marines in the Civil War Vols I-VIII database on-line. WELCOME to News and Commentary about the Database With over 42 million records we are nearing the end of phase 1 which is get something on all the soldiers we still need to add naval records. Welcome to the Massachusetts Civil War research center. Advanced embedding details examples and help.

Soldiers This area of the site allows you to search by last name only a database of over 150000 soldiers sailors and marines that served in Massachusetts units and regiments during the Civil War. MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS SAILORS AND MARINES OF THE CIVIL WAR. This site contains a comprehensive collection of information pertaining to soldiers sailors and marines who served in Massachusetts units and regiments during the Civil War. Massachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861-65 Genealogy Gophers Massachusetts in the rebellion.

These include compiled service records pension records rosters cemetery records Internet databases published books etc. The American Civil War Research Database is a historic effort to compile and link all available records of common soldiers in the American Civil War. Request Copies of Records You can order online or use NATF Form 86 for military service records and NATF Form 85 for pension records. Advanced embedding details examples and help.

Search Metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search archived websites Advanced Search. The Civil War was the first war in American history in which a substantial proportion of the adult male population participated. Massachusetts in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources specifically for Massachusetts and how to find them. Some service records can be 20-30 pages long.

Published between 1931 and 1937. Search Metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search archived websites Advanced Search. The American Civil War Research Database will assist military tactics reenactment or genealogy research. Units raised in Massachusetts during the American Civil War consisted of 62 regiments of infantry six regiments of cavalry 16 batteries of light artillery four regiments of heavy artillery two companies of sharpshooters a handful of unattached battalions and 26 unattached companies.

To search enter the last. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System CWSS is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Historic Data Systems has compiled and interlinked a wide array of records including state rosters pension records regimental histories photos and journals. Begin your Civil War Research Learn about resources at the National Archives for researching individuals who served in the Civil War.

Massachusetts soldiers sailors and marines in the civil war Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The service records of these men North and South are contained in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. American Civil War Research Database. Almost every American would have known friends family members or neighbors who marched off to war many never to return.

Massachusetts Civil War Research Center searchable database of 150000 soldiers Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Massachusetts at Fold3 fee-based Includes scanned copies of the service records that can be obtained online for a fee. Massachusetts soldiers sailors and marines in the civil war Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Compiled and published by the Adjutant General in accordance with Chapter 475 Acts of 1899 and Chapter 64 Resolves of 1930. Overview Browse Compiled service records typically contain card abstracts of a soldiers 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.

The Massachusetts Civil War Research Center has a name searchable database of over 150000 soldiers sailors and marines and brief histories of many Massachusetts regiments with more to be added. If a match is found a list will be returned giving all soldiers sailors and marines with that last name their first name as well as the unit or regiment they served in. The following is a List of Massachusetts Civil War Units. Massachusetts in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources specifically for Massachusetts and how to find them.

A database of over 4 million American Civil War Union and Confederate soldiers fully searchable by soldiers name and by regiments. The Family History Library has many records for individual regiments. We will be adding to these records from a variety of sources including information from HDS subscribers.