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Guide to Civil War Research in Maryland
Essential Starting Sources at the Maryland State Archives
To locate Civil War records at the Maryland State Archives, the following
resources must be consulted:
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S346 - (Account
Book), 1864-1910
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S338 - (Arms
Account), 1784-1897
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S935 - (Civil
War Papers), 1860-1867
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S323 - (Clothing
Record), 1861-1874
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S324 - (Commission
Applications), 1862-1865
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S325 - (Descriptive
Roll), 1861-1864
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S341 - (Draft
Proceedings), 1862-1863
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S340 - (Draft
Record), 1862-1864
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S352 - (Enrollment
Record), 1862-1864
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S351 - (Letterbook),
1807-1912
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S329 - (Maryland
Guard Register), 1861
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S348 - (Militia
Appointments), 1794-1910
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S924 - (Militia
Regulations), 1864
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S330 - (Morning
Reports), 1863-1864
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S343 - (Muster
Roll Record), 1861-1867
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S936 - (Muster
Rolls), 1860-1867
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ADJUTANT GENERAL S331 - (Quotas
and Credits), 1861-1865
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GOVERNOR S1274 - (Miscellaneous
Papers), 1848-1918
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LIBRARY, Marylanders in the Confederacy, Daniel Hartzler, REF-A-3-4.
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LIBRARY, Maryland line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865, W.W.
Goldsborough, REF-A-3-4.
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LIBRARY, History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-1865,
Index, Martha and Bill Reamy, compilers, REF-A-3-4.
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LIBRARY, History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-1865,
L. Allison Wilmer, et. al., REF-A-3-4. This publication is a listing by
military unit of Union personnel giving name, rank, date of enlistment,
date of discharge, and remarks. Volumes 1 and 2 of this publication are
available online as part of the Archives
of Maryland Online.
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Searchroom computers only, (1890 Census).
The Civil War and Its Records
Service Records for the Union Army are housed at the National
Archives, and include card abstracts and documents relating to
individual soldiers, such as voluntary enlistment papers, prisoner of war
papers, and death reports. There is no master index, rather a separate
index for each state, and for each organization that is not connected with
a particular state. Look for:
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Civil War Draft Records.
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Burial Records of Soldiers.
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Naval Service Records.
Veterans' benefits consist almost entirely of pension applications. N.B.: All pension applications, 1861-1934, excluding World War I and certain Indian wars, are in one series.
The National Archives
also contains some records of Confederate Soldiers:
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Records filed by the State.
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Troops who served in non-state organizations.
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Officers and enlisted persons doing staff jobs.
Pension records for individuals serving in the Confederacy are housed at
the Archives for the state in which the soldier served from.
Again, do not forget that in addition to records at the National Archives,
there were records compiled by state and local governments. In Baltimore
City, female dependents of Union Soldiers applied for bounty or relief
payments. These applications, filed at the Baltimore
City Archives, may contain data such as dates of marriage, names and
dates of birth of children and depositions of neighbors and relatives,
attesting to the need and character of the applicant.
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abbreviations Used for Periodicals:
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HT: History Trails (pub. by the Baltimore County Historical Society).
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MDG: Maryland and Delaware Genealogist
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MGB: Maryland Bulletin (published by Robert Hayes).
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MGSB: Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin.
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MHM: Maryland Historical Magazine.
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NB: The Notebook (published by the Baltimore County Genealogical
Society).
Books and Articles:
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"Civil War Camps," HT 15(1).
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Clemens, Mrs. C. E. "Union Soldiers from Upper Baltimore County, Maryland."
MGSB
28 (3) 323-324., Location: REF E-2-3
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Company A, 2nd Regiment, Maryland Volunteers, Lt. George Booth, Regimental
Records, MHS MS.2657
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Company B, 30th Regt., U. S. Colored Infantry, 1st Lt. Charles Tarbell,
Company Description Book, 1864-1865. MHS MS.2603.
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Cotter, Thomas F. "The Merryman Affair." HT 24 (2) 5-9
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"Gilmor's Raid," (Events Recorded in a Pikesville Diary, 1864), HT
13 (3).
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Hartzler, Daniel D. Marylanders in the Confederacy. Silver Spring:
Family Line Publications., Location: REF A-3-4
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History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65. 2 vols.,
1898. Repr.: Silver Spring: Family Line. Index. By Martha and Bill Reamy.
Westminster: Family Line Publications, 1990., Location: REF A-3-4
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"Letters to and from Joseph S. Hersey, A Union Soldier, 1864- 1865,"
HT
17 (3).
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Mallick, Sallie. “Soldier’s Letter (of the Civil War)." MGSB 32
(2) 212., Location: REF E-2-3
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Marks, Lilian Bayly,. "Confederates in the 1890 Census at Reisterstown."
HT
21 (3) 11.
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Powell, Lorenzo Q. “Somerset County Draftees, 1862.” MGSB
33 (1) 98-101., Location: REF E-2-3
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"Union Soldiers; a list of Veterans from the Recollections of Philip S.
Cross, Rayville," HT 17 (3).
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Wright, F. Edward. “Dorchester County Civil War Enrollment Books of the
1862.” MGSB 32 (2) 2 213-216., Location: REF E-2-3
For more information on Maryland and the Civil War, search
the Archives library.
Questions regarding Archives' collections and services should be directed
to the Reference Services Department at:
ref@mdsa.net
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