Alabama Military Records: Difference between revisions

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*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/522882-revolutionary-soldiers-in-alabama?offset=1 Revolutionary soldiers in Alabama, Vol. II]. Images, index.

*[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/index.cfm Alabama Civil War Service Cards File]  

*[[Confederate Citizens File]]

*[[Confederate Prisoner of War Records]]

*[[Confederate Biographies]]

*[[Confederate Soldiers Home Records]]

== Background Information ==

If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories.  

'''Patriots--''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are available on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. For lists of Revolutionary War soldiers from Alabama, see:  

*''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317). {{FHL|0537000|item|disp=FHL films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:

*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. {{FHL|1854496|item|disp=FHL book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].

*Achee, Benjamin and Margery Wright. ''Index for Compiled Service Records Alabama Units - Florida War.'' Shreveport, La., 1971. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/560116-index-for-compiled-service-records-alabama-units-florida-war?viewer=1&offset=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library].

*[[Image:{{BattleMobileAL1864}}]] See [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] for information about Alabama Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Alabama regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. <br><br>  

*The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for each soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br>  

== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==

'''Indexes'''  

*Alabama. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Muster Rolls of Alabama Volunteers in the Spanish-American War of 1898''. 1899. Reprint, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1989. {{FHL|666676|item|disp=FHL film 1404249}} This lists soldiers in the three Alabama Regiments. The lists are alphabetical by company and give mustered-in date (city and state), mustered-out date, rank, and names of those who died.

World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.  

'''Draft Records'''  

'''Rosters.'''

'''Casualties.''' The [http://www.archives.state.al.us/goldstar/info.html Alabama Gold Star Files] is a free database that lists service people who died during the war, or who had been awarded distinguished service recognition. The name "Gold Star" was derived from the gold stars awarded to mothers of service people who lost their lives. Information for this database was supplied by relatives of the deceased individual. Photos and newspaper articles may be included. The amount of information may vary, including:  

:*Name  

:*Branch of service  

*On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.  

'''Casualties'''