Union Army Documents

Note: In the following section, we refer to some forms by number. These numbers are form numbers from the Revised United States Army Regulations of 1861, the 1863 edition.

   

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 Documents of the Union Army on CD - New! Now, all the documents on all of our Union kits, plus others, on one CD. These documents are in PDF format, and can be accessed through Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, which is included on the CD. Also included on the CD is an instructional file that contains the size of the original document, how to fill it out, suggested paper types (samples of which are included in the CD), and other notes. Everything you need to start printing multiple copies of your own forms. Over 45 documents, including every document listed in the Union section with the exception of the Officer's commission. Also includes cartridge labels and medical labels. $40.00.

   

Company Books

These books are made to the standards as stated in paragraph 127 of  Revised U. S. Army Regulations, which states:

127. The following books are allowed to each company: one descriptive book, one clothing book, one order book, one morning report book, each one quire, sixteen inches by ten. One page of the descriptive book will be appropriated to the list of officers; two to the non-commissioned officers; two to the register of men transferred; four to the register of men discharged; two to the register of deaths; four to register of deserters - the rest to the company description list.

 

 

Morning Report Book

 These books are made to the above standards. Hardbound. The price for these books is $45 each.

 

 

Descriptive Book

These books are made to the above standards. Hardbound. The price for these books is $45 each.

 
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Company Clothing Book

These books are made to the above standards. Hardbound. The price for these books is $45 each.

Kits
   
Union Adjutant's Kit

 Adjutant's Kit  (CWP105) - We believe the kit below contains all the forms necessary to run your unit at a weekend event. Compare the lists, we think you'll like what you see. Morning Reports for attendance, Guard reports for assigning camp guards, Passes for leaving camp, Loyalty oaths for suspicious civilians to sign, and descriptive lists for individuals, in all, 22 pieces of paper for this low kit price. $9.00, includes:

  • 2 Guard Reports
  • 3 Company Morning Reports
  • 1 Consolidated Morning Report
  • 1 Company Monthly Return
  • 1 Muster In Roll
  • 1 Medical Discharge
  • 1 Final Statement
  • 1 Inventory of the Effects of Deceased Soldiers
  • 1 Descriptive lists
  • 5 Passes
  • 5 Loyalty Oaths
   
Papers of the Union Soldier

 Papers of the Union Soldier (CWP101) - This kit contains 5 of the forms you will need to authentically portray a Union soldier. Enlistment and Discharge to get you into and out of the army, a Furlough to get you home, a Pass so you can leave camp, and a Draft Notice if you don't want to enlist! $2.95, includes:

  • Enlistment Form
  • Discharge Form
  • Pass
  • Draft Notice
  • Furlough
   
Union Paymaster's Kit

 Paymaster Kit (CWP103) - This kit allows you to conduct a weekend pay call of a group of one officer and 5 men. $4.50., includes:

  • 1 Form 3 - Officer's Pay Account
  • 1 Ordnance Form 12 - Statement of Changes to Muster and Pay Rolls
  • 1 Descriptive list
  • 5 Pay Receipts
   
Union Ordnance Sergeant's Kit

 Ordnance Sergeant's Kit (CWP102) - This kit contains many of the red tape forms that were used in garrisons all across the country during the Civil War. There were literally dozens of forms, and we have reproduced just some of them for this kit. You can use these forms to record what you have received, what you've lost (and who lost it), what you've used, how much it cost, how much you have left, and a transmittal letter to put it all together. $4.50, includes:

  • 1 Form 2 Invoice of Stores Turned Over
  • 1 Form 3 Receipt for Issues
  • 1 Form 9 Abstract of Expenditures
  • 1 Form 12 - Statement of Charges on Muster and Pay rolls
  • 1 Form 30 Company History
  • 1 Transmittal Letter
   
Union Quartermaster's Kit

 Quartermaster's Kit (CWP107) - This kit allows you to be that quartermaster you always wanted to be. Seriously, the forms are a good insight into the workings of the United States army, and are again excellent for garrison impressions and scenarios. $10.00 includes:

  • 1 Form 6 Monthly Report of Forage
  • 1 Form 27 List of Quartermaster Stores
  • 1 Form 38 Requisition for Stationery
  • 1 Form 39 Abstract of Articles Issued on Special Requisition
  • 1 Form 40 Special Requisition
  • 1 Form 42 List of Stores Expended
  • 1 Form 43 List of Articles Lost or Destroyed
  • 1 Form 51 Monthly Return of Clothing, Camp, and Garrison Equipage
  • 1 Form 55 Special Estimate and Requisition for Clothing and Camp Equipage
   
Cavalry/Artillery Quartermaster's Kit

Cavalry/Artillery Quartermaster's Kit (CWP106) - We were able to purchase forms from a private collection that detailed one month in the life of an Illinois cavalry regiment around Vicksburg in 1864. From that small find, we are able to offer the following forms as an addition to the Quartermaster kit. $4.00, includes:

  • 1 Form 27 List of Stores Received
  • 1 Form 31 Abstract of Forage issued
  • 1 Form 32 Req. of Forage for Public Horses
  • 1 Form 33 Req. of Forage for Private Horses
   
Union Officer's Kit

 Officer's Kit (CWP108) - No officer will want to be without this one! Research from all over the U.S. has enable us to offer the complete set of forms for officers. We have the letter that notified you of your commission, the Oath of Allegiance you needed to sign and return, and the commission itself which is a large 16 by 21 inch document. $7.00, includes:

  • 1 Commission/Promotion Notification
  • 1 Oath of Allegiance
  • 1 Officer's Commission
   

Other United States Army Forms

   
Discharge Authroization  Discharge Authorization (8 x 10) (DCW101) - This form was used when a man was promoted from the ranks. It discharged him from further service so he could accept a commission. Taken from an original signed by General William Rosecrans. $1.00
   
Non-commissioned Officer's Warrant  Non-Commissioned Officer's Warrant (8 x 14) (DCW102) - The form you were given upon becoming a non-commissioned officer. These warrants are the U.S. Army warrants, printed on heavy stock paper just like the original ones. $1.50
   
Union Loyalty Oath  Union Loyalty Oath (5 x 8) (DCW103) - The paper filled out by Confederates at the end of the war, Confederate prisoners who changed allegiance, or civilians who wanted Union protection. These Loyalty Oaths are also included in our Union Adjutant's Kit (DCW105) $.50.
   
Ration Return  Form 13 - Company Ration Return (7 x 10) (DCW104) - The form which showed how much food was left at a particular location. This form was used to justify drawing more rations, and it is one of the few forms that acknowledges the presence of women in a Union camp. $1.00.
   
Invoice of Subsistance Stores  Form 31 - Invoice of Subsistence Stores (8 x 11) (DCW105) -You used this paper to count all of the food available to you. $1.00