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Finding Civil War Soldiers
See also our other Civil War pages.
NOTE: Book locations: G = Gastonia Main, J = Jonas, Lincolnton.
All copies are Non-Circulating copies unless otherwise indicated.
These are the most important Subject headings to use when you search our Catalog:
- United States--History--Civil War
- [Name of State]--History--Civil War
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The Ancestry Library Edition database collection (available only in the library) has over 40 specialized databases you can search related to the Civil War, including:
- American Civil War Regiments [Union and Confederate].
- U. S. Civil War Solider Records & Profiles [Union and Confederate], an index to compiled state rosters including vols. 1 through 14 of North Carolina Troops (see below).
- Civil War Pension Index [Union and Confederate], search by state.
The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, 6.3 million soldiers [Union and Confederate] including 18,000 African-American Union sailors.
The FamilySearch Civil War Collection includes service records for both the Confederate and the Union armies, pension records, and more.
369.17 CON NCC. The Confederate Veteran, a magazine published from 1893 to 1932. Gastonia Main has a complete set with an index. The index is also available online.
929.1 NOR NCC. North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History (2nd ed.) by Helen Leary should be consulted for information on North Carolina records. G + J, circulating.
NEW! 929 NOR NCC. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors: The Research Resources You Need for Success! by David A. Norris. G, circulating.
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Carolina Confederates
NOTE: We recommend that you start with North Carolina Troops when looking for a North Carolina Confederate.
973.7025 MAN NCC. North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster (18 vols + corrections volume, more vols tbp) by the N.C. Dept. of Archives and History. Service record information for soldiers is included. G + J.
South Carolina Archives: Confederate Military Records: Describes microfilm holdings of service records at the Archives and allows searching for pension records under "Veteran Benefit Records."
929.2 NOR NCC. "Black North Carolina Confederate Pensioners," by Russell Scott Koonts. North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal 21, no. 4 (Nov. 1995): 343-352. G.
973.7025 KIR NCC. Broken Fortunes: South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Citizens Who Died in the Service of Their Country and State in the War for Southern Independence, 1861-1865 by Randolph W. Kirkland, Jr. G.
973.7 CIV NCC. The Civil War in North Carolina: Soldiers' and Civilians' Letters and Diaries, 1861-1865 (2 vols) by Christopher M. Watford, ed. Volume 1 includes the Piedmont. G + J, circulating.
973.745 Sou NCC. Confederate State Roster: South Carolina (2 vols). Gives the name and outfit for every South Carolina soldier included in the National Archives "Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers". G + J.
973.7456 DEA NCC. Dead or Disabled: The North Carolina Confederate Pensions, 1885 Series. G + J.
973.7 FOR NCC. Forgotten Confederates: An Anthology About Black Southerners by Charles Kelly Barrow, et. al., eds. G, circulating.
973.7 POT NCC. General Order Book, 1862-1863, 11th "Bethel" Regiment North Carolina Troops by Ellen Poteet, transcriber. Transcribed military orders; includes names of commanders, soldiers and regiments. G + J.
973.7025 H NCC. Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War, 1861-'65 (5 vols). Known as Clark's Regiments. NEW! Complete index available. G + J.
973.74 NOR NCC. North Carolina Confederate Militia Officers Roster by Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. G + J.
973.74 NOR NCC. North Carolina Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865: Name Roster (3 vols). J.
929.3756 NOR NCC. North Carolina Historical Roster, 1897-1997: United Daughters of the Confederacy and their Confederate Ancestors of the War between the States. G.
973.7 BRA NCC. North Carolina Militia and Home Guard Records (2 vols) by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., abstractor. Confederate milita records and orders. Includes dates of orders, names of commanders and soldiers. G.
973.78 NOR NCC. North Carolina Petitions for Presidential Pardon: 1865-1868 (an index). Names of former Confederates. G + J.
929.3 OBI NCC. Obituaries: North Carolina Civil War Soldiers and Veterans (12 vols). G.
362.86 WEG NCC. Phantom Pain: North Carolina's Artificial-Limbs Program for Confederate Veterans. G.
973.7 HAR NC. Remembering North Carolina's Confederates by Michael C. Hardy. Includes photographs of veterans and monuments in the Piedmont, including Gaston County. Circulating.
973.7025 M NCC. Roster of North Carolina Troops in the War between the States (4 vols). Also known as "Moore's Roster." While this old set is frequently cited, see the entry above for North Carolina Troops for a more recent and complete set of rosters. There is an index to Moore's compilation on microfilm at Gastonia Main. G.
973.7415 HEL NCC. South Carolina's African American Confederate Pensioners, 1923-1925. G, circulating.
929.3 HOL NCC. South Carolina's Confederate Pensioners in 1901. G + J.
973.7456 MAS NCC. State Troops and Volunteers: A Photographic Record of North Carolina's Civil War Soldiers. G + J, circulating.
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Carolina Unionists
U.S. Colored Troops Formed in North Carolina: Includes name, rank, etc.
973.745 MIL NCC. Southern Loyalists in the Civil War. G.
"1890 Veterans Schedules": A special census of Union veterans and widows; in some areas, Confederate veterans were listed as well. While often used as a partial substitute for the damaged 1890 federal census, nearly all of the census for states alphabetically before Kentucky have not survived. The existing schedules are available in the Ancestry Library Edition database collection (available only in the library). Gastonia Main has the North Carolina section of this census on microfilm.
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The National Archives and State Repositories
The National Archives in Washington, DC remains the main depository for Civil War records. Union and Confederate pension and military records can be ordered online or through the mail. Requesting Copies of Older (pre-WWI) Military Service Records includes the NATF forms that must be submitted for pension and military records. There is a fee.
The North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC is a secondary resource for Confederate records. See particularly the Finding Aid of the Civil War Collection. This collection includes bounty payrolls, quartermaster records, regimental and unit records, and more. There is a fee for reproducing records.
Repositories of Confederate Pension Records: A state-by-state list. Includes contact information for each state repository.
929.1 NGS NCC 31. "Searching for Confederate Soldier Records at the National Archives," by Marie Varrelman Melchiori. NGS NewsMagazine 31, no. 3 (July/August/September 2005): 15-18. A history of Confederate soldier records and how to find them. G.
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: Civil War/War for Southern Independence: Genealogy links covering everything from African-American soldiers, Civil War cemeteries, prisons, photographs, etc.
929.1 NGS NCC 34. "Anatomy of a Union Civil War Pension File," by Prechtel-Kluskens Claire. NGS NewsMagazine 34, no. 3 (July-November 2008): 43-48. G.
929.373 DOL NCC. Genealogical Resources of the Civil War Era: Online and Published Military or Civilian Name Lists, 1861-1869, and Post-War Veteran Lists by William Dollarhide. Describes national and state resources, on the Internet, in print, and repositories. G + J, circulating.
929.1 NGS NCC 31. "Tracing African Americans During the Civil War," by Christopher A. Nordmann. NGS NewsMagazine 31, no. 3 (July/August/September 2005): 19-23. G.
973 UNI NCC. The War of the Rebellion : A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies; Prepared under the Direction of the Secretary of War... (127 vols). Based on Union and Confederate records; might contain a mention of your ancestor, especially if he was an officer. Hint: The "Index" is to the volumes only. Once you get to that volume, check the volume index for individual page numbers. Also note that the "Index" is not complete so also try the online search mentioned below. G.
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