Navy/Maritime Records in Washington, DC.National Genealogical Society Quarterly 79 (September, 1991): 207-217 FS Library 973 B2ng Naval-Records Research in the National Archives. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.T1099, Index to Rendezvous Reports, Civil War, 1861–1865.T1098, Index to Rendezvous Reports, Before and After the Civil War, 1846–1861, 1865–1884.The indexes to these records, both arranged alphabetically, are available on microfilm from the National Archives in the following publications: They are arranged in the following order: The records were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah in 2003. The original records are located in the National Archives Record Group 24 ( NARA publication M1953): Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel. This collection consists of these enlistment registers for the years 1855 to 1891. The number of men in uniform for these years is estimated at between 26,000 and 51,000. The largest number of enlistments occurred during the Civil War. These documents are known as the "weekly returns of rendezvous reports." Officers at the rendezvous kept a record of each man enlisted and reported the information weekly to the Navy Department. What is in This Collection? Ī rendezvous was the recruiting station where the men enlisted in the Navy. 5.2 I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?.5.1 I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?.1.1 Related National Archives Collections.National Archives and Records Administration Official Military Personnel Files, RG 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel.Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships-Index.NARA Logbooks of the US Navy at the National Archives.
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