Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data:
Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, compiled 1860–1889. 18 volumes. NAID: 1226156. Records of the Adjutant General's Office. Record Group 94. The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
About U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
This database contains death registers for U.S. Army Regulars. (Regulars were professional soldiers who served in the standing army, as opposed to volunteers, who were typically recruited for a specific conflict.) These registers were compiled by the Adjutant General’s Office. They vary some by date, but they may list the following details:
- name
- rank
- unit
- age
- birthplace
- length of service
- date, place, and cause of death
- race or nationality
The database also contains a few index volumes that list name, rank, unit, and date and place of death.
