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Subseries 1: U.S. Army Officers

Scope and Content Note:

Service cards for officers of the United States Army include the following data: name; rank; company; regiment; date accepted and/or appointed into service and where appointed; organizations served in; ranks held during service; date and cause of, and rank held, at separation from service; last served in (might include unit, date, and information on mustering out, if applicable); birthplace (includes state and/or city and date); and remarks (if applicable), which may include a brief description of other military service of the officer or awards received from service. The cards also contain spaces to record engagements in which the officer participated and wounds received; however, these fields are generally left blank.