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[[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Arkansas|Arkansas]] | [[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Arkansas|Arkansas]] | ||
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline]](34118) [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1030607&disp=U%2ES%2E+Military+Records+research+outli%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 D27u v. 1] | Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline]] (34118). (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1030607&disp=U%2ES%2E+Military+Records+research+outli%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 D27u v. 1].) provides more information on the federal military records and search strategies. For Arkansas the following sources are also very helpful: | ||
=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
Little Rock Barracks -- Textual records of this post, 1864-1890, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=975545&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+records+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920] | Little Rock Barracks -- Textual records of this post, 1864-1890, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=975545&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+records+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920]. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=975545&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+records+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 M23].) under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
Post of Washington -- Textual records of this post, 1867-1869, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920] | Post of Washington -- Textual records of this post, 1867-1869, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920]. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=975545&disp=Preliminary+inventory+of+the+records+of+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 973 M23gp].) under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7). | ||
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812-1815) === | ||
Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was granted to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are available at the Family History Library (Family History Library films 983163-77 index on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=290307&disp=War+of+1812%2C+military+bounty+land+warr%20%20&columns=*,0,0 983163]). They provide the name of the soldier, rank, unit, and date of warrant. A list of 6,600 grantees, arranged by county name, is in Katheren Christensen, comp., ''Arkansas Military Bounty Grants (War of 1812)'' | Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was granted to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are available at the Family History Library (Family History Library films 983163-77 index on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=290307&disp=War+of+1812%2C+military+bounty+land+warr%20%20&columns=*,0,0 983163]). They provide the name of the soldier, rank, unit, and date of warrant. A list of 6,600 grantees, arranged by county name, is in Katheren Christensen, comp., ''Arkansas Military Bounty Grants (War of 1812). ''Arkansas Ancestors, 1971. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=177880&disp=Arkansas+military+bounty+grants+%28War+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 R2c].) | ||
=== Civil War (1861-1865) === | === Civil War (1861-1865) === | ||
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Arkansas pension records for Confederate veterans are located at the Arkansas History Commission. A searchable index to Confederate pension records is posted by the [http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/confed_pensions.asp Arkansas History Commission]. The Family History Library holds microfilm copies of Arkansas Confederate pension records, 1901-1929, on 121 films. The pensions are alphabetically arranged. (Family History Library Films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=598195&disp=Arkansas+Confederate+pension+records%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1722443]) Copies of individual pension records may be ordered from the Arkansas History Commission. Pension records for Union veterans are available only at the National Archives. The Family History Library has an index of Union pensioners. | Arkansas pension records for Confederate veterans are located at the Arkansas History Commission. A searchable index to Confederate pension records is posted by the [http://www.ark-ives.com/documenting/confed_pensions.asp Arkansas History Commission]. The Family History Library holds microfilm copies of Arkansas Confederate pension records, 1901-1929, on 121 films. The pensions are alphabetically arranged. (Family History Library Films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=598195&disp=Arkansas+Confederate+pension+records%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1722443]) Copies of individual pension records may be ordered from the Arkansas History Commission. Pension records for Union veterans are available only at the National Archives. The Family History Library has an index of Union pensioners. | ||
In 1911 a special census was taken of Confederate veterans. Returns are available for 40 of the 75 counties. Abstracts of the questionnaires have been published in Bobbie J. McLane and Capitola H. Gazner,''Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans'', Three Volumes. (N.p.: Arkansas Ancestors, 1977-1981; | In 1911 a special census was taken of Confederate veterans. Returns are available for 40 of the 75 counties. Abstracts of the questionnaires have been published in Bobbie J. McLane and Capitola H. Gazner,''Arkansas 1911 Census of Confederate Veterans'', Three Volumes. (N.p.: Arkansas Ancestors, 1977-1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6019335].) An index has been published by the same authors (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=46722&disp=Arkansas+1911+census+of+Confederate+vete%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.7 X2m] index.) All of these censuses are at the Arkansas Historical Commission, and most are on microfilm at the Family History Library. | ||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||
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http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/army-casualties/arkansas.html | http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/army-casualties/arkansas.html | ||
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/arkansas/index.htm | http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/arkansas/index.htm | ||
== References == | == References == | ||