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Muster roll cards are abstracts made by archivists and other specialists at the National Archives from original muster rolls that are sometimes unavailable to genealogists. |
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In this example, Elihu A. Karr was listed on a muster roll of Company D, Fifteenth Regiment, Kansas Cavalry. He was a private, and was present for duty during January and February 1864. |
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If the soldier had pay stopped as a disciplinary measure, or owed the government money, often for throwing away or losing equipment, those amounts are reported. If the military unit includes horses, the card may indicate the value of the soldier's horse and horse equipment, particularly if the soldier provided his own. |
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The remarks section includes any other information found on the muster roll. This muster roll reports that Pvt. Karr was owed back pay and had enlisted as a veteran. This is a clue that he will also be found in the records of some other company, |
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Muster roll cards were made at the National Archives for every surviving record of every Union unit, and for every Confederate unit record captured by or given to the Union. The cards are available on microfilm at the National Archives, the LDS Family History Library, and its Family History Centers. Individual microfilm rolls are available through Interlibrary loan. See the Reference librarian at your local library for ordering instructions. |
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