U.S. Military Post Returns

U.S. Returns from Military Posts 1806-1916)

• Microfilm Source - Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M617, 1,550 rolls); Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780’s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C..

• Online Source (Subscription) - Ancestry.com. U.S., Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors in partnership with the following organizations:
  • California State Genealogical Alliance
  • Federation of Genealogical Societies
  • Nebraska State Genealogy Society
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society
  • San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society
  • SFGenealogy.com

• Contents:

Army Regulations stipulated that every post was to submit a return to the Adjutant General, usually at monthly intervals. These returns showed:

• The units stationed at each post
• The strength of each unit
• Names and duties of the officers
• Number of officers present and absent
• Listing of official communications received
• Record of events

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Links:

• National Archives
• Ancestry.com Post Returns Search Page (Subscription Required)