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Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The ''U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118)'' provides more information on the federal military records and search strategies.  
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. The ''U.S. Military Records Research Outline (34118)'' provides more information on the federal military records and search strategies.  
''Soldiers’ Records: War of 1812 to World War I ''<http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/> is available on the website of the Missouri State Archives. This database provides information from the service cards of more than 576,00 Missouri soldiers who served in conflicts from the War of 1812 to World War I.
<br>St. Louis Public Library owns the NARA microfilm set, “''Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914''.”


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Fort Orleans  
Fort Orleans  
Jefferson Barracks- St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the NARA microfilm set, Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916, that includes Jefferson Barracks.


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An alphabetical list of soldiers, their birth dates, death dates, and military service is Alice Kinyoun Houts, ''Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Missouri'' ([Kansas City, Missouri: Houts, 1966]; FHL book 977.8 M2ha).  
An alphabetical list of soldiers, their birth dates, death dates, and military service is Alice Kinyoun Houts, ''Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Missouri'' ([Kansas City, Missouri: Houts, 1966]; FHL book 977.8 M2ha).  


St. Louis Public Library owns NARA's microfilm set, ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers''.
St. Louis Public Library owns NARA's microfilm set, ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers''.  


=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===


St. Louis Public Library owns NARA's microfilm set, ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812''.
St. Louis Public Library owns NARA's microfilm set, ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812''.  


Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was issued to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are on 14 films at the Family History Library. The names of Missouri patentees are indexed on FHL film 983163. The records provide the name of the soldier and his rank, unit, date of warrant, and the date the land was located.  
Bounty land in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri was issued to soldiers who served in the War of 1812. Copies of the bounty land warrants are on 14 films at the Family History Library. The names of Missouri patentees are indexed on FHL film 983163. The records provide the name of the soldier and his rank, unit, date of warrant, and the date the land was located.  
The St. Louis Public Library website provides a bibliography, [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/ldclaim.htm Bounty and Public Land Claims, 1788-1855: a Selected Bibliography of Items in the Collection of St. Louis Public Library].


=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===


Missouri soldiers served in both the Union and the Confederate armies. Indexes to the service records are available at the Family History Library. The federal service records are available at the National Archives. St. Louis Public Library also owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers.&nbsp; SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops''.  
Missouri soldiers served in both the Union and the Confederate armies. Indexes to the service records are available at the Family History Library. The federal service records are available at the National Archives. St. Louis Public Library owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers.&nbsp; SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,''&nbsp;and provides lists of [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/MOILL1.HTM Missouri men who served in Illinois regiments] and [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/momenks.htm Missouri men who served in Kansas regiments] on its website.


Pension records of Confederate veterans and soldier's home admission applications are alphabetized and available on FHL films 1021101-27 and at the Missouri Adjutant General's office. The Family History Library has an index to the Union army pensions, but the actual files are only at the National Archives.  
Pension records of Confederate veterans and soldier's home admission applications are alphabetized and available on FHL films 1021101-27 and at the Missouri Adjutant General's office. The Family History Library has an index to the Union army pensions, but the actual files are only at the National Archives.  
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A special 1890 census of Union veterans is at the National Archives and on FHL films 338186-93. A published index to this census is available.  
A special 1890 census of Union veterans is at the National Archives and on FHL films 338186-93. A published index to this census is available.  


The Missouri State Archives includes in their collection a group of papers called the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Provost Marshal Papers]. These are records from the Union Army War Department. Many of the records pertain to Confederate citizens and sympathizers. These records span 1861-1866 and an index to the Missouri portion of the records is available online. Copies of the records can be obtained by contacting the Missouri State Archives.&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the&nbsp;NARA microfilm set, ''Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865'', that includes prisoners at Alton and Camp Douglas in Illinois, and Myrtle and Gratiot Street Prisons in St. Louis.  
The Missouri State Archives includes in their collection a group of papers called the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Provost Marshal Papers]. These are records from the Union Army War Department. Many of the records pertain to Confederate citizens and sympathizers. These records span 1861-1866 and an index to the Missouri portion of the records is available online. Copies of the records can be obtained by contacting the Missouri State Archives.&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the&nbsp;NARA microfilm set, ''Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865'', that includes prisoners at Alton and Camp Douglas in Illinois, and Myrtle and Gratiot Street Prisons in St. Louis. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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Further information about Missouri Civil War soldiers, regiments, and battles can be discovered in [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/civilmo.htm The Civil War In Missouri: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography] (available on the website of St. Louis Public Library).


=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===
=== Spanish-American War (1898)  ===


In addition to the federal records, the Missouri Adjutant General's office has muster rolls and an index to volunteers (FHL films 1021099-100).&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the NARA microfilm set, ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War with Spain and the Philippine Insurrection''.
In addition to the federal records, the Missouri Adjutant General's office has muster rolls and an index to volunteers (FHL films 1021099-100).&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the NARA microfilm set, ''General Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War with Spain and the Philippine Insurrection''.  


=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
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http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/library.htm  


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http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/  
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http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm  
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm  


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