US Army (Regular Army)

Brief History

 * Maurice Matloff, edited. American military history Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U. S. Army, 1969 FS Library Digital
 * Russell Frank Weigley. History of the United States Army New York, New York : Hyperion, 1967
 * William Addleman Ganoe. The history of the United States Army Ashton, Maryland : Eric Lundberg, 1964 FS Library Digital
 * Edward M. Coffman. The old Army: a portrait of the American Army in peacetime, 1784-1898 New York, New York: Oxford University Press, c1986 FS Library 973 M2cof
 * Francis B. Heitman. Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army : from its organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office (United States), 1903 FS Library Digital
 * William Henry Powell. Powell's records of living officers of the United States Army Philadelphia : L.R. Hammersly, 1890, c1890. FS Library Digital

Regimental and Company Histories and Rosters

 * Kenneth S. Gallagher and Robert L. Pigeon, edited. Infantry regiments of the United States Army : a complete guide to the history, decorations, honors and colors of each infantry regiment in the regular Army New York, New York : Military Press, c1986 FS Library 973 M2g
 * Mary Lee Stubbs and Stanley Russell Connor ; with lineages adapted by Janice E. McKenney.  Armor-Cavalry 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, 1969, 1972 FS Library Digital
 * John K. Herr and Edward S. Wallace. The story of the U.S. cavalry, 1775-1942 Boston : Little, Brown, c1953. Reprint. New York, New York : Bonanza Books, 1984, c1953
 * James A. Sawicki. Cavalry regiments of the US Army Dumfries, Virginia : Wyvern Publications, c1985 FS Library 973 M2saa

Military Geography

 * Raphael P. Thian, comp. ; with addenda edited by John M. Carroll Notes illustrating the military geography of the United States, 1813-1880 Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. Reprint. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, c1979 FS Library 973 M2tn
 * drawn under the direction of James H. Carleton by Allen Anderson Map of the military department of New Mexico
 * Letters sent by the 9th Military Department, the Department of New Mexico, and the District of New Mexico, 1849-1890 NARA M1072
 * Records of the 10th Military Department, 1846-1851 NARA M210

Civil War

 * George T. Ness, Jr.. The regular Army on the eve of the Civil War Baltimore, Maryland : Toomey Press, c1990 FS Library 973 M2ne
 * "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Florida in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Union Regular Army in the Civil War describes Union sources, specifically about the Union Regular Army in the Civil War, and how to find them