United States Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The records in this collection cover the time period 1798 to 1913.

Record Description
The collection consists of registers of men that enlisted in the army between 1798 and 1913. The registers were compiled from enlistments papers, muster rolls, etc. The records are arranged chronologically then by the first letter of the surname.

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Sources of Information for This Collection
“United States Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army, 1798-1913,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/); from the Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, D.C. NARA M233. FHL microfilm, 81 reels, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71
 * Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023