Civil War Union Soldier's Compiled Military Service & Carded Medical Records
Civil War Union Soldier's Compiled Military Service & Carded Medical Records
Compiled military service records will tell if a soldier was transferred, promoted, deserted, killed, captured etc. They’re almost like attendance cards that were taken every month. It will tell where the soldier was and any remarks about him. If his enlistment papers still exist, they’d be in there too.
The carded medical records are often overlooked records, and are similar to the service records for each soldier. They tell if the soldier was sick, injured or hospitalized. It should tell if he died or deserted. They’re a good addition to get the complete picture of your ancestor during his service. Some soldiers have one card in their file, some have ten or more, and some have none at all.
Details & Terms
- You will receive full color images of the records, delivered electronically.
- Please allow 6-8 weeks at the most for delivery, but in many cases it will be shorter than that.
- These are only available for Union soldiers.
- Please be sure you submit the correct details. We're not responsible if you order the wrong soldier. If you have a Civil War ancestor, but you're not sure what's available to order, click here and we can help you start the process.
- Because of the time involved in searching through all of the medical cards, these are non-refundable, even if none are found. In this case, you're paying for the search, regardless if there are medical cards on file or not.
Please input as much information as you know about your soldier, below OR upload a copy of the pension index card, if you have it, when ordering. These are searchable on Ancestry.com's Civil War Pension Index. The pension card will have all of the regimental information on it.
(Please submit the soldier's name, even if you're submitting a pension index card.)