Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collection includes military burial records for the years 1861 to 1948. This collection includes an index and images of Grand Army of the Republic records for the Department of Nebraska. The collection consists of burial records of Union veterans of the Civil War living in Nebraska. Many of the veterans served in Union regiments from other northern states.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
The military burial records may contain:
 * The name of the person who was buried.
 * The GAR post the soldier belonged to.
 * The name of the cemetery where the soldier was buried.
 * The location of the cemetery plot.
 * The date and place of death.
 * The date and place of birth.
 * The company the soldier fought in during the Civil War.
 * The rank of the solider.
 * The dates of enlistment and discharge.

How Do I Search the Collection?
Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s burial record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information found on the burial card to search for an obituary.
 * Use the information found on the burial card to search for the family in census records.
 * Use the information found on the burial card to search for a death record.
 * Use the information found on the burial card to search for the family in additional state and county records.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Look for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.
 * Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection citation: