Search United States, Union Provost Marshal Files of Individual Civilians, 1861-1866 browse

Browse through images of files from the Union Provost Marshal during the Civil War from 1861 to 1866. These records provide a wide array of information on topics such as deserters, civilians suspected of disloyalty, civilian passage through military zones, and Confederate spies. The Provost Marshal acted as the military police for the Union Army. These records pertain to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication M345. This collection has been obtained from FamilySearch.