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Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
Elliot Schneider Jan 3, 2021 9:38 PM (in response to shelleygen)1 person found this helpfulMs. Ramirez,
Here is some information below.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5691564/seth-sprague
1860 Census:
Name: Seth Sprague Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820 Gender: Male Birth Place: Ohio Home in 1860: Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan Post Office: Greenville Dwelling Number: 865 Family Number: 159 Occupation: Co Clerk Real Estate Value: 1300 Personal Estate Value: 3000 Household Members: Name Age Seth Sprague 40 Mary Sprague 30 Charles D Sprague 11 Carrie E Davison 19 -
Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
shelleygen Jan 5, 2021 8:54 PM (in response to Elliot Schneider)Thank you Elliot. Yes, this is him and his family.
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Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
Elliot Schneider Jan 5, 2021 6:53 AM (in response to shelleygen)1 person found this helpfulShelley,
The also have a whole file on him please follow the link and request
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1764499
Elliot
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Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
shelleygen Jan 5, 2021 9:21 PM (in response to Elliot Schneider)Thank you so much Elliot. Can't wait to see what this shows me.
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Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
Jason AtkinsonJan 9, 2021 12:12 AM (in response to shelleygen)
1 person found this helpfulDear Ms. Ramirez,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Carded Records Relating to Civil War Staff Officers in the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1917 (Record Group 94) which includes the file Sprague, Seth -- Acting Assistant Surgeon. Additionally, we located Property Account Records of Civil War Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons, 1861 - 1865; Papers Relating to Civil War Surgeons, 1861 - 1865; Station Cards of Acting Assistant Surgeons, 1862 - 1901; Monthly Returns of Medical Officers, 1859 - 1886; Records of Assignments from the Medical Director's Office, 1862 - 1869 and Records of Civil War Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons, 1861 - 1865 in Record Group 94 that may have records relating to him. Plus, we located Registers of the Arrival of Medical Officers of the Regular Army, 1848 - 1889; Military Service Cards of Medical Officers, 1860 - 1917; Name and Subject Indexes to Letters Received, 1862 - 1889; List of Officers, 1818? - 1892; and Registers of Military Service of Medical Officers, 1806 - 1902 in the Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army) (Record Group 112) that may mention him. In addition, there may also be a pension file for him. These records have not been digitized and are not available online. For more information about these and other Civil War-era U.S. Army records, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) at Archives1reference@nara.gov.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT1. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
Finally, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History may be able to assist you in researching persons and topics related to Civil War medicine.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking military records of Seth Sprague
shelleygen Jan 10, 2021 6:29 PM (in response to Jason Atkinson)Thank you Jason for this additional information - I will contact the archives for more information about these records as you have outlined. I appreciate your assistance in providing me this additional information.
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