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Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Alabama, 1862-1865.
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10.00 microfilm reel 16 mm.
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Arranged alphabetically.
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It is not commonly known that in addition to the Confederate units that were raised in Alabama during the Civil War, one regiment of cavalry was organized in the state to serve in the Union Army. This unit was the First Regiment of Alabama, Calvary.
The First Regiment of Alabama, Calvary, initially was formed between between December 1862 and September 1863 and was composed of Companies A - H and L. Originally these companies were to serve for 1 year. In August of 1862, two additional companies, I and K, were added to the regiment. These last two companies were formed to serve 3- years.
On May 15, 1863, The Adjutant General of the Army authorized the filling of the command at the expiration of the terms of the 1-year men. Therefore, as the "old" Companies A - H and L were discharged in late 1863 thru 1864, these companies were replaced by "new" companies that were formed to serve for 3 years. Because the "old" and "new" companies served together under the same officers and were entered on the same returns, the compiled service records for the two companies are filed together.
Summary:
The compiled service records consist of a jacket-envelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served and typically containing (1) card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, hospital rolls, descriptive books, and lists of deserters; and (2) the originals of any papers relating solely to the particular soldier. There are cross-references for soldiers' names that appeared in the records under more than one spelling. Preceding the jacket-envelopes for the individual soldiers in each organizational unit are envelopes containing record of events cards giving the stations, movements, or activities of the unit or a part of it, and sometimes information relating to its organization or composition. There also is a name index to certain original numbered documents filed with regimental papers that are among another series of records of the Adjutant General's Office in the National Archives. These numbered documents, which are not filmed in this microcopy, are similar to the original records (personal papers) filed in the jacket-envelopes of individual soldiers, except that each appears to contain information relating to two or more soldiers and therefore could not be filed with the records of any one soldier.
Following the series of jacket-envelopes for all the organizational units are separate series of card abstracts and personal papers of soldiers whose names were not listed on the regular rolls and consequently there was not enough evidence to justify establishing individual compiled service records for them.
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Microfilm listing available.
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Location of Originals/Duplicates:
National Archives, Washington, D.C., from the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94.
Associated Materials:
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Military records. aat
Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865.
for detailed listing.