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Records? Bounty land records are also called benefit records.
Pre-Service Records
Draft or Conscription Records. During the Civil War, men living
on the Union side of the conflict born between 1818 and 1843 were
required to register for the draft. The National Archives has consolidated
lists, descriptive rolls and other draft related documents for the
years 1865. These are arranged by congressional districts and may
be obtained by written request. For information on these records
and how to obtain them consult:
Morebeck, Nancy Justus. Civil War Draft Records: An index
to the 38th Congressional Districts of 1862. 2nd edition.
Vacaville, Calif.: privately printed, 1997.
Service Records
Service records are voluminous. Because of this, very few have been
microfilmed. Most are available in state and national archives.
A sample of service record cards from those wars up to 1901 which
are difficult for students to obtain are provided below. Click on
the underlined word for those available.
Revolutionary War: 1775-1783
Post-Revolutionary War: 1784-1811
War of 1812: 1812-1815
Indian
Wars: 1816-1860
Mexican
War: 1846-1848
Civil
War: 1861-1865 (Union/Confederate)
Spanish-American
War: 1898
Philippine
Insurrection: 1898-1901
World
War I Draft Registration Card
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