1 Reply Latest reply on Feb 28, 2019 10:28 AM by Rebecca Collier

Seeking pre-Civil War Navy personnel records

kim molloy Feb 27, 2019 6:38 PM

I am looking for any personnel records from 1810-1850 for a career sailor. Did the navy keep any type of next of kin records back then? I have seen ships logs. My subject achieved the rank of commander.

Thank-you Wilcox

Re: Seeking pre-Civil War Navy personnel records

Rebecca Collier Feb 28, 2019 10:28 AM (in response to kim molloy)

Dear Ms. Molloy,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located 5 series pertaining to pre-Civil War Navy service records. For access to and/or copies of these records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.

Additional information about pre-WWI personnel records is available on our website at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!

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