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Civil War -- Enlistment papers

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Civil War Enlistment Records, Substitutions from Harrison County

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4021
Overview

Records of men enlisted as substitutes and of men exempted from military service for providing a substitute. The records regard men mustered into the Union Army in Harrison County, West Virginia. Most of the records are written on official stationery and a few are handwritten. Records include dates of enlistment, names and physical descriptions of substitutes, names of exempted men, and signatures of a Provost Marshal or other officer.

Dates: 1865

Civil War Recruitment Records, Harrison County

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4020
Overview Records documenting the enlistment of men into the Union Army in Harrison County, West Virginia. Some of the records are written on official stationery (mainly from the Chief Mustering and Disbursing Office or the Provost Marshal's Office) and others are handwritten. Some of the records indicate that the man who enlisted was serving as a substitute for another individual. Records include dates of enlistment, names of enlisted men and recruiting officers, and value of payments made upon...
Dates: 1864

West Virginia Cavalry, Fourth Regiment, Civil War Enlistment Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0851
Overview

Includes enlistment papers of the 4th regiment of WV Calvary from July to August 1863.

Dates: 1863-1864