Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers Service Records

This CD contains service records of the Massachusetts soldiers. The information is gathered from various sources and includes information from the microfilm rolls as well as a number of published sources.

On this CD you will find information on approximately 161,000 men. The Masssachusetts Civil War Soldiers Index containing 161,000 names is included showing the units of service for each man and a bibliography of available books to aid in your research.

Many of the men included on this CD have biographical sketches, burial records, and genealogical information not found in the microfilmed service records.

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Sources used / incorporated on this CD.



Reference:


Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65

Cemetery Records:




  • Sons of Union Veterans Graves Registration Database
  • Find A Grave


  • Compiled Service Records




    Volume: Reel 0075 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS First Cavalry through Fourth Cavalry, First Heavy Artillery First Battalion, Heavy Artillery Second Heavy Artillery

    Volume: Reel 0076 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Third Heavy Artillery Fourth Heavy Artillery Twenty-ninth Co., Unattached, Heavy Artillery Thirtieth Co., Unattached, Heavy Artillery First Independent Battery, light Artillery through Sixteenth Battery, light Artillery Maj. Cook's Co., light Artillery First Sharp Shooters, Volunteers Second Sharp Shooters, Volunteers First Infantry Second Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0077 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Third Infantry Third Infantry (3 Months, l86l) Third Battalion, Riflemen, Militia Fourth Infantry Fourth Infantry (3 Months, l86l) Fourth Battalion, Militia, Infantry Fifth Infantry Fifth Infantry (3 Months, l86l) Fifth Battalion, Militia, Infantry (100 Days, Sixth Infantry Sixth Militia, Infantry (3 Months l86l) Sixth Infantry (100 Days, 186*0 Seventh Infantry Eighth Infantry Eighth Infantry (3 Months, l86l) Eighth Militia, Infantry Ninth Infantry through Eleventh Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0078 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Twelfth Infantry Thirteenth Infantry Fifteenth Infantry through Nineteenth Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0079 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Twentieth Infantry through Twenty-fifth Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0080 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Twenty-sixth Infantry through Thirty-first Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0081 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Thirty-second Infantry through Thirty-ninth Infantry

    Volume: Reel 0082 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - MASSACHUSETTS Fortieth Infantry, Forty-second Infantry Forty-second Infantry (100 Days, 1864) Forty-third Militia, Infantry through Fifty-third Militia, Infantry Fifty-sixth Infantry Through Sixty-second Infantry First Unattached Co., Militia Infantry (90 Days, 1864) through Thirteenth Unattached Co., Militia Infantry (90 Days, 1864) Fifteenth Unattached Co., Militia Infantry (100 Days, 1864) through Twenty-seventh Unattached Co., Militia Infantry (1 year, 1864-65) Boston Cadet Co., Militia, Infantry Salem Cadets, Militia, Infantry Capt. Staten's Co., Volunteers, Infantry (6 Months, 1862)

    Volume: Reel 0204 - Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - U.S. COLORED TROOPS First Cavalry through Fifth Cavalry Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry Sixth Cavalry First Heavy Artillery Third Heavy Artillery through Fifth Heavy Artillery





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