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- The collection consists of registers and index of men that enlisted in the army between 1798 and 1913. The registers are from the Adjutant General's Office, Washington, DC NARA M233. The records are arranged chronologically, then by the first letter of the surname. ed of career soldiers and is maintained through peacetime. Therefore, this database will not usually include individuals who enlisted as part of a reserve or during wartime for limited periods of time, or in a military unit raised by a state. Data in these registers was compiled from a variety of other military records, including enlistment papers, muster rolls, and unit records.
The records in this collection cover the time period 1798 to 1914.
The Regular Army is comprised of career soldiers and is maintained through peacetime. Therefore, this database will not usually include individuals who enlisted as part of a reserve or during wartime for limited periods of time, or in a military unit raised by a state. Data in these registers was compiled from a variety of other military records, including enlistment papers, muster rolls, and unit records.
These records were created as a permanent record of those individuals who enlisted in the Army.
The records are generally reliable although some ages may have been falsified.
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