Visit our video demonstration page to learn how we collect the data. Watch our researchers demonstrate how we transform a soldier's wartime and life experiences into the thousands of variables that comprise the Union Army data.

Available Now!

Through our Data Extraction or Bulk Download Systems:

• The Union Army sample of over 39,000 white army veterans complete with life-cycle data.


• The Original United States Colored Troops sample of 6,000 USCT veterans.

Through our Bulk Download Systems:

• The Urban sample which provides life-cycle data for over 9,000 soldiers who enlisted in the largest US cities.


• An additional 15,000 USCT veterans (Expanded USCT sample).


• Life histories of Andersonville survivors alive in 1900.

Through our Historical GIS tab:

• GIS Ward level city maps and spreadsheets of ward characteristics.

Forthcoming!

• The Oldest Old sample will provide data on over 1,500 veterans who survived to age 95 or older.