Some Civil War military rolls have been determined too fragile for retrieval, and the numbers of those do not appear in the inventory for that series. No other restrictions on access.
Civil War military rolls are very fragile. The names on almost all of the Civil War rolls have been abstracted onto 3-by-5 inch index cards in the Texas State Archives' search room, giving all of the information that is found on the roll itself for that individual. Researchers are encouraged to use the abstracts, and/or to request copies of the abstracts, in lieu of the actual military rolls themselves. The photocopying of rolls may also be restricted by their physical condition.
Since the Civil War rolls are often too fragile to photocopy, copies of the index cards have always been accepted as proof of service by organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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After the annexation of Texas into the United States, the 1st Texas
Legislature provided for an Adjutant General to be appointed by the
Governor,
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On February 1, 1861, the delegates to the Texas Secession Convention adopted an ordinance of secession, which was approved by the voters of the state on February 23. In early March the convention reassembled, declared Texas out of the Union, and adopted a measure making Texas one of the states in the newly formed Confederate States of America.
With the Civil War came the reorganization of the Texas Adjutant General's Department, an act of December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight of the 33 brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to this office, just as later Adjutants General would split their time between the Militia and the Rangers (whatever the prevailing terminology). The manpower and supply demands of the Confederate States Army, often conflicting with the needs and desires of the State of Texas, would affect the entire period of the war.
Most of the major battles of the Civil War were fought east of the Mississippi River. Ironically, the last battle of the war was a victory by John S. Ford over Union forces at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville on May 13, 1865, slightly more than a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General E. Kirby Smith formally surrendered the Trans-Mississippi Department on June 2, and Union forces under General Gordon Granger entered Galveston on June 19, 1865.
These records consist of muster rolls, payrolls, muster roll/payrolls, rosters, returns, and election returns, of military units stationed in Texas on both sides of the Civil War, dating 1860-1865.
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The Army of the United States (or Union) military rolls consist of 29 rolls, from 24 captains plus 4 colonels, plus one volume of official copies from the U. S. War Department (1865), of Union troops stationed in or near Texas immediately before and during the Civil War, dating 1860-1861 and 1864-1865. The rolls from 1860-1861 and 1864 are mainly of the 2nd Regiment of Texas Cavalry; those from 1865 are from 1st Regiment of Texas Cavalry (San Antonio) and the 2nd Regiment of Texas Cavalry (Brownsville). The rolls, which are combination muster and payrolls on pre-printed forms, include the following information: name and rank; when, where, by whom, and for what period enlisted; by whom and to what time last paid; bounty paid and due; and remarks (1860-1861). The later rolls include, in addition, the following information: age, miles travelled to place and rendezvous and from place of discharge to home, amount alloted for clothing, accoutrements, forage, etc.; they also make a distinction between joining for service and mustering into service.
Note: The alphabetical list of captains provided in the Texas State
Archives search room, matching the captain with the military organization,
This finding aid describes two series of military rolls. If you are
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The Civil War military rolls subgroup of the Adjutant General's records is organized into two series:
[Note: Ranger records for the Civil War are contained in Texas Adjutant General's Department, Civil War records, Texas State Troop records, Ranger records, 1861-1865, undated, 0.94 cubic ft.]
Tony Black, July 1986, September 1988
Accession numbers: 1933/001, 1937/004, and unknown others
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Adjutant General's Department in 1920 (approximately 800 muster rolls and payrolls, dating 1860-1886); on February 21, 1934 (Civil War muster rolls, including rolls for the Frontier Regiment, 1862-1864); and by the Texas Secretary of State on February 28, 1938 (the volume of Official Copies from the War Department of Texas Troops in the Rebellion).
(Identify the item and cite the series), Civil War military rolls, Military rolls, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
The names on almost all of the Civil War rolls have been abstracted onto 3-by-5 inch index cards in the Texas State Archives' search room, giving all of the information that is found on the roll itself. Many of the other military rolls (e.g. Ranger rolls) have also been abstracted onto 3-by-5 inch index cards, with varying degrees of detail as to the other information on the roll.
This series consists of muster rolls, payrolls, rosters, returns,
and election returns, of approximately 1,500 companies of both Texas State
Troops (including Rangers) and the Confederate States Army, stationed in Texas
during the Civil War, dating 1861-1865. The term
Almost all of these rolls were abstracted (early in the 20th
century) onto 3-by-5 inch index cards located in the Texas State Archives'
search room, giving all of the information that is found on the roll itself.
Based upon information contained in the abstracts, the rolls include the
following information: name and rank of the soldier; name and rank of the
commanding officer; designation of the organization (e.g.,
The abstracts are highly abbreviated, but a one-page chart of abbreviations found on Civil War muster roll abstract cards is available upon request. Since the rolls are often too fragile to photocopy, copies of the index cards have always been accepted as proof of service by organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
In addition to the abstract cards, the Archives search room also has index cards listing the Civil War military rolls by captain, by organization, and by county.
These records are arranged numerically. Not all numbers between #1
and #1709 were assigned; therefore the absence of a given number does
The military roll abstracts do not contain the identifying numbers of the rolls. To find that number, the researcher should consult the second set of index cards, under the name of the captain, or the name of the organizational unit, or the county.
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Accession numbers: 1933/001 and unknown others
In 1920, approximately 800 muster rolls and payrolls, dating 1860-1886, were transferred by the Texas Adjutant General's office to the Texas State Archives. Civil War muster rolls (including rolls for the Frontier Regiment, 1862-1864) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934.
Some Civil War military rolls have been determined too fragile for retrieval, and the numbers of those do not appear in the following inventory. No other restrictions on access.
Civil War military rolls are very fragile. The names on almost all of the Civil War rolls have been abstracted onto 3-by-5 inch index cards in the Texas State Archives' search room, giving all of the information that is found on the roll itself for that individual. Researchers are encouraged to use the abstracts, and/or to request copies of the abstracts, in lieu of the actual military rolls themselves. The photocopying of rolls may also be restricted by their physical condition.
Since the rolls are often too fragile to photocopy, copies of the index cards have always been accepted as proof of service by organizations such as the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Tony Black, September 1988
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This series consists of 29 rolls (from 24 captains and four colonels), plus one volume of official copies from the U. S. War Department (1865), of Union troops stationed in or near Texas immediately before and during the Civil War, dating 1860-1861 and 1864-1865. The rolls from 1860-1861 and 1864 are mainly of the 2nd Regiment of Texas Cavalry; those from 1865 are from 1st Regiment of Texas Cavalry (San Antonio) and the 2nd Regiment of Texas Cavalry (Brownsville). The rolls, which are combination muster and payrolls on pre-printed forms, include the following information: name and rank; when, where, by whom, and for what period enlisted; by whom and to what time last paid; bounty paid and due; and remarks (1860-1861). The later rolls include, in addition, the following information: age, miles travelled to place and rendezvous and from place of discharge to home, amount alloted for clothing, accoutrements, forage, etc.; they also make a distinction between joining for service and mustering into service.
These records are arranged chronologically, and therein by company.
(Identify the item), Army of the United States military rolls, Civil War military rolls, Military rolls, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1937/004 and unknown others
In 1920, approximately 800 muster rolls and payrolls, dating 1860-1886, were transferred by the Texas Adjutant General's office to the Texas State Archives. On February 28, 1938, the Texas Secretary of State's office transferred to the Texas State Archives the volume of Official Copies from the War Department of Texas Troops in the Rebellion.
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Tony Black, July 1986
(*Note: The second name is always the original Captain.)