Obtaining Civil War Military Records

Individual pension and military files from the U.S. Government that were issued to Union veterans are maintained by the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Either the Military or Pension files or both may be obtained (if they exist) for a fee from the National Archives and Records Administration.

You may wish to verify that a pension or military record exists before ordering (saves waiting for a rejection notice because records were not found) using the General Index to Pensions either by renting the microfilm from the National Archives, visiting one of the regional branches.   or by visiting a local LDS family history center near you.

General Reference Branch (NNRG-P)
National Archives and Records Administration
7th and Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20408

Requests must be submitted on NATF Form 80, The National Archives does not respond to information requests via e-mail. . The NATF FORM 80 form can be ordered through the mail directly from them (above) or by e-mail:

To order blank request forms via e-mail:
1. Address:
2. Subject:: 'form'
3.Body: your snail mail address, and the number and quantity of the form requested.

Form Numbers are:

Form 46 Bounty Land Warrant

Form 80 (Military service and pension records prior to World War I

Form 81 (Passenger Arrivals)

Form 82 (Copies of Census Records)

Form 83 (Eastern Cherokee Applications)

Form 180 (Military service records, World War I and later).

Civil War Resources at the National Archives

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