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== Background Information == | == Background Information == | ||
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'''The Loyalist Era, 1775–1789--'''Loyalists are those residents of the British North American Colonies who did not join the American Revolution between 1775 and 1783 but remained loyal to the king of England. In the strictest sense, Loyalists are only those who served in a Loyalist corps in the Thirteen Colonies. The American Loyalists who actually served the Crown must be distinguished from the more numerous "late Loyalists" who came from the United States beginning in about 1790 for land or other economic opportunities. | '''The Loyalist Era, 1775–1789--'''Loyalists are those residents of the British North American Colonies who did not join the American Revolution between 1775 and 1783 but remained loyal to the king of England. In the strictest sense, Loyalists are only those who served in a Loyalist corps in the Thirteen Colonies. The American Loyalists who actually served the Crown must be distinguished from the more numerous "late Loyalists" who came from the United States beginning in about 1790 for land or other economic opportunities. | ||
During the war and especially at its close, some Loyalists went to Britain or other colonies, but many fled to Canada. There is no master list of all the names of American Loyalists who came to Canada. Historians do not agree on the total number. Some sources say fewer than 20,000, others say more than 40,000. A head count in peninsular Nova Scotia in 1784 showed about 17,000 members of Loyalist families in that area alone, but some Loyalists had already left there for other places in British North America, and a few hundred more were to arrive in Nova Scotia in 1785. | During the war and especially at its close, some Loyalists went to Britain or other colonies, but many fled to Canada. There is no master list of all the names of American Loyalists who came to Canada. Historians do not agree on the total number. Some sources say fewer than 20,000, others say more than 40,000. A head count in peninsular Nova Scotia in 1784 showed about 17,000 members of Loyalist families in that area alone, but some Loyalists had already left there for other places in British North America, and a few hundred more were to arrive in Nova Scotia in 1785. | ||
== War of 1812 (1812-1815) == | == War of 1812 (1812-1815) == | ||
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*''Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848''. Richardson, Texas: Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, 1996. {{FHL|769490|item|disp=FHL book 976.1 M2bs}} This contains the names of the soldiers, plus historical information about the war and the Alabama companies. | *''Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848''. Richardson, Texas: Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, 1996. {{FHL|769490|item|disp=FHL book 976.1 M2bs}} This contains the names of the soldiers, plus historical information about the war and the Alabama companies. | ||
== Florida War (1855-1858) == | == Florida War (1855-1858) == | ||
*Achee, Benjamin and Margery Wright. ''Index for Compiled Service Records Alabama Units - Florida War.'' Shreveport, La., 1971. Digital version at {{FSbook|87290}} - free. | *Achee, Benjamin and Margery Wright. ''Index for Compiled Service Records Alabama Units - Florida War.'' Shreveport, La., 1971. Digital version at {{FSbook|87290}} - free. | ||
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== Vietnam War (1964–1972) == | == Vietnam War (1964–1972) == | ||
The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War 1964-1972]] for information on records and their availability. | The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War 1964-1972]] for information on records and their availability. | ||
== Militia Records == | == Militia Records == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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