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Alabama soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Indexes and compiled military service records for both armies are available on microfilm.  
Alabama soldiers served in both the Union and Confederate armies. Indexes and compiled military service records for both armies are available on microfilm.  
Alabama Pension Commission (Alabama). ''Confederate pension applications, ca. 1880-1930's.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) {{FHL|630229|item|disp=FHL Film 1502476}}


==== General Information  ====
==== General Information  ====
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*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|522851|title-id|disp=film 1653243 item 3}}.) This gives the name of the soldier; his rank, company, and unit number of Alabama infantry; the county in Alabama; the date the claim was filed; the name of the relative; and the degree of family relationship.
*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|522851|title-id|disp=film 1653243 item 3}}.) This gives the name of the soldier; his rank, company, and unit number of Alabama infantry; the county in Alabama; the date the claim was filed; the name of the relative; and the degree of family relationship.


===== Other Records =====
===== Other Records =====


*''Alabama Confederate Soldiers Buried in Florida.'' n.d. Digital version at {{FSbook|228980}} - free.
*''Alabama Confederate Soldiers Buried in Florida.'' n.d. Digital version at {{FSbook|228980}} - free.
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*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers").'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1003. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|573048|title-id|disp=films 1578739–50}} for Alabama.) Film 1578739 has a name index. These handwritten applications from 1865 to 1867 contain names of persons applying for pardon, the county of residence, date of application, a list of property owned and its value, and often their age and occupation. Sometimes the applications include their state of birth and whether they were married ( spouse’s name not given). A few African-Americans in Alabama took this loyalty oath. The Alabama pardon applications are in alphabetical order.
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers").'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1003. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|573048|title-id|disp=films 1578739–50}} for Alabama.) Film 1578739 has a name index. These handwritten applications from 1865 to 1867 contain names of persons applying for pardon, the county of residence, date of application, a list of property owned and its value, and often their age and occupation. Sometimes the applications include their state of birth and whether they were married ( spouse’s name not given). A few African-Americans in Alabama took this loyalty oath. The Alabama pardon applications are in alphabetical order.


A published list of pardons is available online:
A published list of pardons is available online:  


*''Pardons by the President: Final Report of the Names of Persons Who Lived in Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, or Georgia, were Engaged in Rebellion and Pardoned by the President, Andrew Johnson.'' Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Digital version at {{FSbook|78986}} - free.
*''Pardons by the President: Final Report of the Names of Persons Who Lived in Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia, or Georgia, were Engaged in Rebellion and Pardoned by the President, Andrew Johnson.'' Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1986. Digital version at {{FSbook|78986}} - free.


Some of these records have been published and are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS
Some of these records have been published and are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS  


==== Histories of Alabama Military Units  ====
==== Histories of Alabama Military Units  ====
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==== Southern Claims Commission  ====
==== Southern Claims Commission  ====


If a Union sympathizer in Alabama claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Alabama counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]].
If a Union sympathizer in Alabama claimed a loss during the Civil War due to Union military confiscation, he could apply to the Southern Claims Commission for reimbursement. Only a few applied per county, but their neighbors were called as witnesses and asked dozens of questions. Hundreds of the residents of all kinds in a county may be mentioned in answers to Commission questions, and their wartime activities described. To learn how to find records mentioning these neighbors in Alabama counties during the Civil War see the [[Southern Claims Commission|Southern Claims Commission]].  


==== General Histories ====
==== General Histories ====


*Fleming, Walter L. ''Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama.'' New York: The Columbia University Press, 1905. Digital version at {{FSbook|89367}} - free.
*Fleming, Walter L. ''Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama.'' New York: The Columbia University Press, 1905. Digital version at {{FSbook|89367}} - free.
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