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''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. | ''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. | ||
St. Louis Public Library owns the NARA microfilm set, “''Register of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914''.” | |||
==== Forts ==== | ==== Forts ==== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
For [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at: | For [[Portal:Missouri|Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at: | ||
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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]. | 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 owns a copy of the NARA indexes and compiled military service records for Missouri Union and Confederate soldiers. SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,'' 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. | 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. SLPL also owns NARA's ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops,'' 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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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. St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the 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 --> | 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. St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the 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 --> | ||
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). | 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) === | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/abstract.asp | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/abstract.asp http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/abstract.asp] | ||
http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/library.htm | [http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/library.htm http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/library.htm] | ||
[http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm] | [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/lisindex.htm] | ||
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/] | ||
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/revolutionmf.php | [http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/revolutionmf.php http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/specialcollections/revolutionmf.php] | ||
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/revolutionary/ | [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/revolutionary/ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/revolutionary/] | ||
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/] | ||
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/1812/index.html | [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/1812/index.html http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/English/exhibits/1812/index.html] | ||
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/] | ||
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm | [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm] | ||
http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | [http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html] <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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