Entries include: name, regiment(s), date of enlistment, rank ( if indicated) , age ( if indicated), date of leaving service and circumstances, and other known information. Note: The Official Roster contains a disclaimer that the information for each soldier may be inaccurate or incomplete. Even though great care was made to insure accuracy, there are errors and omissions.
For example, for those soldiers listed as simply "mustered out at the end of their expiration of service", some were not, in fact, mustered out at that time. In an attempt to clear up the rosters at the end of the War, by Special Order # 77, soldiers whose status was unknown were simply listed as mustered out. Indeed, some soldiers so listed were in fact languishing in Confederate prisons at the time of the expiration of their 3 year enlistment; this happened to my great, great, grandfather who is listed this way. He finally received his honorable discharge 8 months later after his release from the Rebel prisons.
I have caught some errors and made corrections, and will strive to make the record as accurate as possible. If you are aware of any mistakes, please let me know. Note: Discharged with disability usually meant a surgeon had certified the soldier was no longer able to serve, most usually due to a wound received in combat. Note: If no disposition is indicated, the soldier was likely missing in action. |
