Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Louisa County (Va.) Muster Roll of Louisa County in the War with Germany, 1917-1918. Louisa County (Va.) Reel 118, Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

The microfilm copy of these records was generated by the Library of Virginia's Imaging Services Branch.

Historical Information

Louisa County was formed in 1742 from Hanover County.

Scope and Content

Louisa County (Va.) Muster Roll of Louisa County in the War with Germany, 1917-1918, is a listing of men who served in one of the several branches of the armed services during World War I. Information included in the muster roll includes name, address (town), age, color, selective service (date drafted), volunteers for army, navy and marine corps (date accepted and which branch), National Guard and naval militia (date and where mustered), rank, branch, and remarks which include notations about date discharged, reason and date of deaths, whether someone was a chaplain, etc. There is no index.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by surname.

Related Material

Additional Louisa County military and pension records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Veterans -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
• World War, 1917-1918 -- Registers -- Virginia -- Louisa County.

Geographical Names:

• Louisa County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
• Virginia -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
• Military records -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
• Muster rolls -- Virginia -- Louisa County.

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