Summary Information

Title: Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Blue Books), 1861-1865
Inclusive Dates: compiled circa 1885

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office

Call Number: Series 1142

Quantity: 11.8 cubic feet (75 volumes) and 22 reels of microfilm (35 mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Rolls compiled circa 1885 listing men serving in each Wisconsin military unit during the Civil War, showing name and rank; when, where, and by whom enlisted or when and by whom commissioned; term of service; physical description, occupation, and residence; town or ward and county to which the enlistment was credited; date and manner of termination of service; and “remarks” listing promotions, special duties, leaves of absence, engagements, and, if the soldier died in service, date and place of death and sometimes place of burial. The abbreviated title of the source of information is shown for each fact listed in the remarks column.

Note:

Also available on microfilm produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser01142

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