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Registers of Conscripts — Provost Marshal General of Freedmen
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The three volumes of registers of conscripts, 1 (131), 2 (132), and 3 (133) cover the period 1864–68. The entries in the registers are arranged by parish. The names of the freedmen often appear in all three volumes. There are lists of parishes in each register.
- Collection
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
- Archival grouping
- Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872 / Series 2: Offices of Staff Officers / 2.3: Provost Marshal General of Freedmen
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Catalog reference: NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 2.3.11
Collection: Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872
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