Union Graves Registration in Missouri

Union Graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - photo courtesy of Don Palmer

The Department of Missouri actively supports the SUVCW National Graves Registration program. This is a long-term initiative designed to create a single collection of grave locations of Union soldiers and veterans. This collection will provide information for research pertaining to soldiers and regiments, grave restoration, clean-up and marking projects, and Memorial Day programs.

The National program requires the support of members and non-members alike. Research in town halls, libraries, historical societies, archives and veterans organizations will help collect information already compiled. Research of primary sources such as newspapers, GAR Proceedings, and the 1890 veteran census will provide lists of known soldiers and possibly death and interment information. Cemetery visitation also provides opportunities to generate data. Both private and military markers can provide important personal and service information. Working with a cemetery’s interment records also helps identify exact grave locations of veterans and aids in identification of unmarked graves.

The Department of Missouri has an aggressive goal to record the graves of 10,000 Union soldiers and veterans in the state of Missouri by the year 2010. In order to obtain additional information, or to find out how you can help, please contact our Department Graves Registration Officer at the following: