List Of All Army ABBREVIATIONS.

How many times have you been reading your ancestors service record or any service record and it was so full of abbreviations that it made it almost unreadable. Well with the help of this page now you can. The army used a lot of abbreviations to save time and paper space. Many of these reports were not meant to be read outside the military community, they sure didn’t have the historian in mind when they wrote them. But now you can, the following abbreviations are all the army used, with the help of these abbreviations you should be able to read and understand any service report.

Army ABBREVIATIONS.

a a d c….additional aide-de-camp.
a a g….assistant adjutant-general.
a c g s….assistant commissary-general
of subsistence.
a c s….assistant commissary of subsistence.
actg acting.
a d c….aide-de-camp.
Addl….additional.
Adjt….adjutant.
a d p m g….assistant deputy paymaster general.
a d q m g….assistant deputy quartermaster general.
A G….Adjutant-General.
Agt….agent.
a i g….assistant inspector-general.
a j a g….assistant judge-advocate general.
Appd….appointed.
Appt….appointment.
a q m….assistant quartermaster.
a q m g….assistant quartermaster general.
Art….artillery.
art corps….artillery corps.
Artf….artificer.
Arts….artillerists.
Assd….assigned.
Asst…..assistant.
a p m g….assistant paymaster-general.
Asg….assistant surgeon-general.
at Ige….at large.
Batln….battalion.
Batty….battery.
Brig….brigade.
brig gen….brigadier-general.
Bvt….brevet.
C A….Chief of Artillery.
Campn….campaign.
Capt….captain.
Cashd….cashiered.
Cav….cavalry.
C E….Chief of Engineers.
Chap….chaplain. CO Chief of Ordnance.
Co….company.
Col….colonel.
Comsy….commissary.
Con….conduct.
Congs….congress.
Contl….continental.
Cor….cornet.
Corpl….corporal.
c s….commissary of subsistence.
C S A….Confederate States Army.
d c g s….deputy commissary-general
of subsistence.
Dep….deputy.
Dept….department.
Det….detachment.
Dir….director.
Dischd….discharged.
Discontd….discontinued.
Dishon….dishonorable.
Diamd….dismissed.
Dist….distinguished or district.
Div….division.
d j a g….deputy judge-advocate-general.
d p m g….deputy paymaster-general.
d q m g….deputy quartermaster-general.
Drgs….dragoons.
Dur….during.
Eff….efficient or efficiency.
Engr….engineer.
Engrs….engineers.
Ens….ensign.
Expd….expired.
Expdn….expedition.
Fai….faithful.
Ft….fort.
Gal….gallant.
Gar….garrison.
Gen….general.
Gov….governor.
Hon….honorable.
Hosp….hospital.
I G….Inspector-General.
Indpt….independent.
Inds….Indians.
Inf….infantry.
Inspr….inspector.
j a….judge-advocate.
JAG....Judge-Advocate-General.
Jus….justice.
Legn….legion.
Iht….light.
It….lieutenant.
MA….Military Academy
Maj…. major.
Marsh….marshal.
Math….mathematics.
Med….medical.
Mer….meritorious.
Mex….Mexico.
Mil….military or militia.
mil jus….military justice.
m s k….military storekeeper.
Mort….mortally.
Mtd….mounted.
Mus….musician.
Must….mustered.
Neg….negatived.
Ord….ordnance.
o s k….ordnance storekeeper.
Paymr….paymaster.
Pro….provost.
Prof….professor.
Prom….promoted.
Pur….purveyor.
Purch….purchases.
Pvt….private.
q m….quartermaster.
Q M D….Quartermaster's Department.
r adjt….regimental adjutant.
Rangs….rangers.
Reappd….reappointed.
Reed….received.
Res….regimental commissary of
subsistence.
Regt….regiment.
Reinstd….reinstated.
Reld….relieved.
Relined….relinquished.
Res….reserve or reserves.
Resd….resigned.
Restd….restored.
Retd….retired.
Revol….revolutionary.
Rifle….riflemen or rifles.
r paymr….regimental paymaster.
r q m….regimental quartermaster.
r r….railroad.
Sec….secretary.
Sen….senate.
Ser….services.
Sergt….sergeant.
sh sh….sharpshooters.
Sig….signal.
s k….storekeeper.
Stewd….steward.
Sub….subsistence.
sur mate….surgeon's mate.
Surg….surgeon.
Topi….topographical.
Tr….transferred.
Unassd….unassigned.
U C….Upper Canada.
US….United States.
USA….United States Army.
U S c art….United States colored artillery.
U S c cav….United States colored cavalry.
U S c inf….United States colored infantry.
USN….United States Navy.
U S V….United States volunteers.
Vac….vacated.
Vet….veteran.
Vie….victory.
Vols….volunteers.
Voltgs….voltigeurs.
V R C…. Veteran Reserve Corps.
Wds….wounds.
Yrs….years.