Civil War military rolls 1860-1865

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Civil War military rolls 1860-1865

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These records consist of muster rolls, payrolls, muster roll/payrolls, rosters, returns, andelection returns, of military units stationed in Texas on both sides of the CivilWar, dating 1860-1865. The military rolls consist of muster rolls, payrolls, rosters, returns, and election returns, of approximately 1,500 companies of both Texas State Troops(including Rangers) and the Confederate States Army, stationed in Texas during theCivil War, dating 1861-1865. Almost all of these rolls were abstracted (early inthe 20th century) onto 3-by-5 inch index cards located in the Texas StateArchives' search room, giving all of the information that is found on the rollitself. The Army of the United States (or Union) military rolls consist of 29rolls, plus one volume of official copies from the U. S. War Department (1865), of Union troops stationed in or near Texas immediately before and during theCivil War, dating 1860-1861 and 1864-1865. Confederate

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