Oregon in the Civil War

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Introduction
The Wikipedia article, Oregon in the American Civil War, has additional information about Oregon and its citizens during the Civil War.

Oregon Military Units

 * 1st Regiment, Oregon Cavalry (Union) Organized at large in Oregon February to April, 1862. Regiment mustered out November 20, 1866.


 * 1st Regiment, Oregon Infantry (Union) Organized at large November 11, 1864, to January 2, 1865. Mustered out July 19, 1867.


 * Olney's Detachment, Oregon Cavalry (Union) "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.

Other Sources
A published roster that provides each volunteer's name, rank, dates of service, place of enlistment, place of birth, age, occupation, and company is M.A. Pekar and Edna Mingus, comps., Soldiers Who Served in the Oregon Volunteers, Civil War Period, Infantry and Cavalry (Portland, Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, 1961; Family History Library book also ; film ; fiche ).

A published list of deaths reported to the Oregon department of the Grand Army of the Republic is Jane Myers, Honor Roll of Oregon Grand Army of the Republic, 1881-1935 (Cottage Grove, Oregon: Cottage Grove Genealogical Society, 1980; Family History Library book No. 53).

The Family History Library has an index to service records of Union Army soldiers (Family History Library film ) and a nationwide index to pension records. The actual service and pension records are available only at the National Archives.

Civil War Pension Index Cards - An of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see Union Service and Pension Records.

Compiled Service Records - The Compiled Service Records ($) (Footnote.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Oregon are available online. In the future, these records will be made available at no charge through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at National Archives research rooms. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see Union Service and Pension Records.