Bacon, 'Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1861-1924,' Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Vol. Union Navy or Confederate Navy: For information about researching the service of persons in the Union Navy or Confederate Navy, see Lee D. Kvasnicka, Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States, 3rd edition (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), Chapter 4, Records of the Regular Army. Regular Army: For information about researching the military service of persons in the Regular Army, see Anne Bruner Eales and Robert M. This page briefly describes resources for researching the military service of individual Civil War soldiers in 'Volunteer' Army units.

Over 2.8 million men (and a few hundred women) served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Part 1: Introduction to Basic Research Sources Paper copies of Civil War pension records can now be requested online.

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