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Civil War Roster Abbreviations

Civil War Soldier Clip ArtThis roster was originally published in the History of Monroe County 1788-1877, pages 269-294. All care has been taken to transcribe each entry as it appears in the original publication with the exception of abbreviations. A complete list of all abbreviations that were changed to a complete word are listed below.

Bat = Battery
Benj = Benjamin
capt = Captain
Cav = Cavalry
Cay = Cavalry
Chas = Charles
Co = Company
Col = Colonel
disch = discharged
Eng = Engineers
Enl'd = enlisted
H. A. = Heavy Artillery
H. Art. = Heavy Artillery
Ill = Illinois
Ind - Independents
Inf - Infantry
Jas = James
Jos = Joseph
L. A. = Light Artillery
lieut = Lieutenant
Lt. Art. = Light Artillery
Mich = Michigan
Mt'd Rf = Mounted Rifles
NC = North Carolina
Pa = Pennsylvania
Penna = Pennsylvania
re-enl'd = re-enlisted
Sergt = Sergeant
Thos = Thomas
Vet = Veterans
Wm - William