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Colorado State Archives
Military Records


Photograph of Colorado 1st Infantry, 1898
Officers of the 1st Colorado Infantry, U.S.V, June 1898
(Photo from History of the Military Organizations of the State of Colorado, 1860-1935, by Major John H. Nankivell)


The Colorado State Archives services Colorado Volunteer and Colorado National Guard military records which are useful for historical, genealogical and other research needs. We will provide access to these records upon receipt of information such as dates, names, and any other relevant data which may assist with the search.

Records deposited with the Colorado State Archives are available for use subject to restrictions and limitations imposed by the agency of origin, by executive order, by statutory guidelines, or by the Colorado State Archivist.

Address all inquiries to the Colorado State Archives. We have search, handling, and copy fees. Please contact us in order to find out the charges for your request.


On-line Indexes

Colorado Volunteers Transcript of Record Index (1861-1865)

Colorado Volunteers in the New Mexico Campaign (1862)

Colorado Civil War Casualties

Colorado Volunteers in the Spanish American War

Colorado Veterans Grave Registration Index

Vietnam War Casualties - June-December 1966 & January-December 1968

Conejos County WWI Enlistments (1917- 1918)

Denver War Risk Insurance Applicants (1916-1919)


Service Records 

The Colorado State Archives has numerous record types under the category of "Service Records". Information that may be found in these records include: name; rank; age; organization; physical description; biographical information; date of enrollment and by whom; length of service; mustering out date, place, by whom, and reason; and discharge data.

Index to Rosters (1861-1921)
Rosters (1861-1921)
Muster Rolls (1861-1915)
Service Record Index Cards and Service Records (1861-1946)
Colorado Volunteers Transcript of Record and Index (1861-1865)
Clothing Books (1861-1865)

Administrative Records

Morning Reports (1861-1865)
Administrative Files of the Adjutant General (1862-1950)
Annual/Biennial Reports of the Adjutant General (1867-1983)
Special and General Orders (1864-1986)
Laws and Codes of Regulations (1891-1963)
Governor's Guard Record Book (1862-1863)
Military Occupation of the Coal Strike Zone of Colorado by the National Guard (1913-1914)
Misc. Reports and Publications (various years)
Colorado National Guard Newsletters (1915-1950)
Civil Defense Publications (1951-1979)
Misc. Veterans Rosters (1893-1946)
Colorado National Guard Veterans Cemetery Plot Locations (1862-1949)
History of Military Organizations in Colorado, 1860-1935, by Major John H. Nankivell
The Ute War, by Thomas F. Dawson and F.J.V. Skiff (1879)
Korea Incident Scrapbook (1968-1969)

 

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