Records of the Field Offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands
- M1483 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the New Orleans Field Office, 1865-1869
- M1875 Descriptive Pamphlet | Marriage Records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters, 1861-1869
- M1900 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, 1865-1872
- M1901 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the State of Arkansas, 1865-1872
- M1902 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, 1865-1870
- M1905 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the State of Louisiana, 1865-1870
- M1906 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the States of Maryland and Delaware, 1865-1872
- M1907 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, 1865-1872
- M1908 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records fo the Field Offices for the State of Missouri, 1863-1872
- M1911 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Field Offices for the State of Tennessee
- M1914 Descriptive Pamphlet | Records of the Mississippi Freedmen's Department ("Pre-Bureau Records"), Office of the Assistant Commissioner, 1863-1865
Guide to the Records of the Field Offices for the State of Mississippi, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
(National Archives Microfilm Publication M1907)
The descriptive information below comes from the “Table of Contents” section of the National Archives Descriptive Pamphlet (DP) for this film set. The 65 films in this set have been digitized and are now available from FamilySearch. History & Genealogy has developed a PDF guide which indexes the films using the FamilySearch DGS number and the Target Number from the Film.
Organization
The Mississippi Field Office Records are organized into 4 sections:
- List of Book Records
- Offices of Staff Officers
- Subordinate Field Offices
- Office of the Assistant Commissioner
What is a Target?
Each entry on the microfilm, now scanned by FamilySearch, begins with a Target Image, which provides a descriptor of what images will follow. Each of these Targets is numbered. Using the DGS # and the Target number, a researcher can quickly locate a section of the microfilm when using the following index.
Guide to the Records of the Field Offices for the State of Alabama, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
(National Archives Microfilm Publication M1900)
The descriptive information below comes from the “Table of Contents” section of the National Archives Descriptive Pamphlet (DP) for this film set. The 34 films in this set have been digitized and are now available from FamilySearch. History & Genealogy has developed a PDF guide which indexes the films using the FamilySearch DGS number and the Target Number from the Film.
Organization
The Alabama Field Office Records are organized into 4 sections:
- List of Book Records
- Offices of Assistant Commissioner
- Offices of Staff Officers
- Subordinate Field Offices
What is a Target?
Each entry on the microfilm, now scanned by FamilySearch, begins with a Target Image, which provides a descriptor of what images will follow. Each of these Targets is numbered. Using the DGS # and the Target number, a researcher can quickly locate a section of the microfilm when using the following index.
Guide to the Records of the Field Offices for the State of Missouri, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, & Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872
(National Archives Microfilm Publication M1908)
The descriptive information below comes from the “Table of Contents” section of the National Archives Descriptive Pamphlet (DP) for this film set. The 24 films in this set have been digitized and are now available from FamilySearch. History & Genealogy has developed a PDF guide which indexes the films using the FamilySearch DGS number and the Target Number from the Film.
Organization
The Missouri Field Office Records are organized into 2 sections:
- List of Book Records
- Offices of Staff Officers
What is a Target?
Each entry on the microfilm, now scanned by FamilySearch, begins with a Target Image, which provides a descriptor of what images will follow. Each of these Targets is numbered. Using the DGS # and the Target number, a researcher can quickly locate a section of the microfilm when using the following index.