Maryland in the Civil War

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Introduction
Maryland was a border state between the Union and the Confederacy. Nearly 85,000 men signed up to join the military. Though it was a slave state, only a fourth of them joined Confederate units. The majority joined Union forces.

For more information, see the Wikipedia article, Maryland in the American Civil War.

Maryland Military Units
Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.

The information in the lists of Maryland Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. This web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier. Maryland Military Units by Number or by Name Union Units 1st-39th A to Z A to Z 1st-4th 'Confed. Units Maryland Units by Type of Unit  Union Units Infantry Cavalry Artillery Home Brigade Colored Troops Other  Confed. Units' <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">Infantry <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">Cavalry <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">Artillery <div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(208,208,208); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">Other

Regimental Histories
The Family History Library has some Maryland regimental histories. An example is Colored Volunteers of Maryland Civil War, 7th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, 1863-1866 To learn more about Maryland Confederate forces, see Confederate Military History Volume two deals only with Maryland.


 * Maryland's Negro Regiments-How, Where They Served. Whyte, James H. Civil War Times Illistrated (July 1962) 41-?? FHL Book 973 B2c;


 * A Memoir, Richard Snowden Andrews, Lieutenant-Colonel Full Text is available at Google Books. This is a history from the recollections of Richard Snowden Andrews Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the first Maryland Artillery (Andrews Battalion) Confederate States Army of the account of a fight of two guns at Sevenson's Depot near Winchester in 1863.

Guides to Records
Guide to Civil War Sources by the Maryland Historical Society is helpful with your Civil War era research. Maryland was officially a Union state, but some men—particularly from southern Maryland—did serve in the Confederate Army. For more information about the Civil War see the Civil War page. For service records of Union soldiers, see:


 * Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland
 * Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland.

For service record of Confederate soldiers, see Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland

Rosters
Published rosters of Confederate and Union soldiers are in:


 * The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865 Full text on Google Books
 * Marylanders in the Confederacy
 * Maryland in the Civil War
 * History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
 * Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the Confederate States: To January 1, 1863

1890 Census Veterans Schedules
1890 Census Veterans Schedules - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Maryland. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Maryland in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Pension Records
The Family History Library has an index to Civil War pension records Family History Library films You must order photocopies of Union pension applications from the National Archives. The state of Maryland did not offer pensions to those who served in the Confederacy.

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 Pension Records.

Service Records

 * The Compiled Service Records ($) (Fold3.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Maryland 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 Records.


 * Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySerach Historical Records) describes the collection with a link to the database.

Navy and Marines

 * MARYLAND OFFICERS (REGULAR), IN U. S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.ROSTER OF MARYLAND OFFICERS [REGULAR], - Roster - Page 4 - 17
 * MARYLAND OFFICERS [VOLUNTEER,] IN THE U. S. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS - Roster - Page 18 - 23
 * MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS IN U. S. NAVY - Roster - page 24 - 124
 * MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS IN U. S. MARINE CORPS - Roster - page 125 - 128

Wilmer, L. Allison, J. H. Jarrett, and L. Allison Wilmer. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, War of 1861-65. Volume 366 Baltimore, Md: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil &amp; Co. Archive of Maryland Online  other library

Service Records

 * The Compiled Service Records ($) (Fold3.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Maryland 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 Confederate Service Records.


 * Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records) describes the collection with a link to the database.

Online Resources

 * Civil War Rosters is a directory of Civil War Rosters and Muster Rolls that have been found on the internet. Some of the units may not be listed as only about 50-60% of all rosters are on the internet. Links are given for further research.
 * History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers War of 1861-5 Volume 1. Maintained by Maryland State Archives.
 * The National Museum of Civil War Medicine located in Frederick, Maryland is a repository of exhibits and artifacts devoted to effectively weave the narrative of suffering soldiers, caregivers, their families and the dramatic and innovative developments in medical treatment.
 * Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861–1865 by Lineages.com is searchable by last name. This is a roster of 49,038 Maryland troops who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Site provides the following information: • Name • Rank • Enlisted • Remarks • Regiment • Discharged

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.

In 1888 there were 36 posts and 2,074 members in the state of Maryland

GAR Posts in the State of Maryland

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.