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Joined and re-joined muster rolls

Janet Holdstock
Janet Holdstock ✭
January 11, 2022 edited August 19, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

United States—Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916–1939 [Part N][M3JZ-XC2]

I accidentally submitted the last page on had this question on so I will try it again.

On this muster roll it has "joined" and "re-joined" with dates by the side of some of the servicemen. Is this the same as an "enlistment" or "re-enlistment" date?

Do I use the "joined" date or the muster roll date for these servicemen?

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  • John Empoliti
    John Empoliti ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 12, 2022

    Hi Janet. For the record, as you know from the answer to another version of this question, the “joined” and “re-joined” dates are relative to a particular military unit, and not to the whole military service (enlisted and re-enlisted dates). They are not equivalent. So, the muster roll or roster date would be used for service people with only “joined” or “re-joined” dates next to their names.

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  • Janet Holdstock
    Janet Holdstock ✭
    January 12, 2022

    Thank you. I appreciate your help. I am new at this Community Help so sometimes I don't know if you question went through. I will get better as I work with it.

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  • John Empoliti
    John Empoliti ✭✭✭✭✭
    January 12, 2022

    You're welcome, Janet. Yes, the more you use it, the more comfortable you'll become with it.

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  • Colin Yamamoto_1
    Colin Yamamoto_1 ✭✭✭
    January 13, 2022

    @John Empoliti Thanks as well. I never recorded the joined date because it wasnt expressly stated as an enlisted one, but I actually didnt know what the difference was between joined and enlisted until now.🙂

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