United States, Civil War Unfiled Papers of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
These records date from the beginning to the end of the Civil War 1861–1865.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts of this record usually includes:


 * Full name of Confederate Soldier
 * Where the soldier was born
 * Date of Death
 * Date of Birth
 * Place of Birth
 * Place of Death
 * The certificate number
 * When the record was reported and when it was returned

Record History
When the Confederate government evacuated Richmond, many Confederate records were sent away, destroyed, or left behind. Some of the records found their way into the hands of the Union Army and were forwarded to the War Department. In July 1865, the Adjutant General established a bureau for the “collection, safekeeping, and publication of Rebel Archives.” In 1903 the Secretary of War persuaded the Governors of most Southern States to lend Confederate military personnel records to the War Department for copying.

Record Reliability
These records are generally reliable

Related Websites
Civil War Service Records Research Guide

Confederate Military Records

Confederate Service Records

Related Wiki Articles
United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Confederate Service Records

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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

Sources of Information for This Collection
United States. [Agency/creator, unless redundant]. Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records. NARA M0347. National Archives and Records Center, Washington D.C.