Union Regular Army in the Civil War

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Introduction
The Union Regular Army was the permanent core of the army. During the Civil War, only about 3% of the army was made up of Regular Army troops. The other 97% was composed of militia and volunteer units organized by states. However, the state units were commanded by federal generals. The state units were called United States Volunteers (USV) to designate them from the Regular Army (USA). Names of regiments with U.S. are Regular Army. Names with states names were USV..

Union Regular Army Units
Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units.

The information in the lists of Union Regular Army Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier.

Union Regular Army Units by Number or by Name Union Units 1st-19th 20th-44th A to Z Union Regular Army Units by Type of Unit Union Units Infantry Cavalry Artillery Other

Records

 * United States Army. Registers of Enlistments in the United States Army, 1798-1914. (Washington [District of Columbia] : National Archives. Central Plains Region, 1956). 81 microfilms. The films for 1861-1865 are:

v. 54-55 A-K 1859-1863, FHL US/CAN Film 350333 v. 56-57 L-Z 1859-1863 FHL US/CAN Film 350334 v. 58-59 A-K 1864-1865 FHL US/CAN Film 350335 v. 60-61 L-Z 1864-1865 FHL US/CAN Film 350336


 * Heitman, Francis B. Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army from its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903.