For the navy, rendezvous reports, keys to enlistments, and muster rolls document a veteran's service. Before 1885 there are no naval service records that correspond to army compiled military service records. These documents give information such as dates of service and vessel of duty. The former document volunteer military service, and the latter document compensation due a veteran or widow for disability, age, or loss. The personnel records include military service records and pension records. These records commonly contain information that is otherwise unobtainable in federal records. United States Navy personnel records for the period 1861–1924 are one of the best secrets in genealogical research. Civil War and Later Navy Personnel Records at the National Archives, 1861-1924
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