Tennessee Military Records: Difference between revisions

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==Online Resources==

* [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=218489221 MyHeritage], ($), index

*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10138/tennessee-wwi-veterans?s=218489221 Tennessee WWI Veterans], ($), index

*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/tn-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Tennessee]

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Those who supported the Revolution may be mentioned in records as rebels, patriots, or Whigs. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories.  

*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]]&nbsp;for sources.  

*'''Loyalists.''' For Loyalist records, see the "GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS, The Loyalist Era" section in [[Canada Military Records]].

'''The 1835 Pension Roll'''  

On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see [[Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants|Revolutionary War Pension Records]]. The 1835 Pension Roll for Tennessee is available online:  

Some good general sources to search include:  

The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br> See the Wiki article, [[Tennessee in the War of 1812|Tennessee in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant websites, etc. for Tennessee.<br>  

== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==

*''Index, Tennesseans in the Seminole War (Florida War), 1818 and 1836''. 1 reel. TSLA Mf.#867. Index is arranged alphabetically by soldier's surname. Also includes rank, date and place of enlistment, company, regiment, brigade, and place of residence. See also: ''Index to Volunteer Soldiers in Indian Wars and Disturbances, 1815-1858''. White, 1994. Card file in Archives Reading Room.  

*''Military Records, 1813-1836''. 1 reel. TSLA Mf. #RG 158. Muster rolls and payrolls for Creek War 1813-15 and Seminole Wars 1818 and 1836. Arranged by captain's name. See also: Card file in Archives Reading Room.<br>

'''Cherokee Disturbances and Removal (1836–1839)'''  

:The above collection is also available online:  

== Mexican War (1846-1848)  ==

*'''1846-1848''' - {{RecordSearch|1987567|United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[United States, Mexican War Index and Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

*''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:

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 regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br>  

'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''  

*[[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  

*[[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*'''1861-1934''' - {{RecordSearch|1919699|United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}}  at FamilySearch - [[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; (NARA T288) Free digital copy. The index covers veterans of the Civil War, '''Spanish‑American War,''' Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces.

Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].  

*United States. Selective Service System. ''Tennessee, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 82 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|378717|item|disp=1852852}}) Also available at:

*'''1917-1919''' - {{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

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.  

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== Other Military Records  ==

A published list of militia officers of 1796–1815 is:  

Moore, Mrs. John Trotwood. ''Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796–1815''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. {{FHL|222014|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2m}}. Commissions are listed in chronological order and include the officer’s name, regiment, and rank.

For a comprehensive description of both federal and Tennessee state military records, see:  

Neagles, James C. ''U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1994. {{FHL|704356|item|disp=FHL book 973 M23nu}}. This book describes federal military records, then discusses each state individually. Pages 339–343 provide details of military records housed in various archives in Tennessee, many of which are not microfilmed.  

== State Soldier Homes  ==

*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866–1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. Digital version at {{RecordSearch|1916230}}; {{FHL|828798|item|disp=FHL film 1571745 (first of 22 films)}} This includes general indexes for the Johnson City home. Eleven other homes are searchable nationwide. See the FamilySearch Catalog. These records may list a soldier’s name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, birthplace, age, physical description, marital status, religion, occupation, previous residence, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, and cause of death.

== Websites  ==

The following sites have further information about Tennessee military records:  

*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com New Horizons Genealogy]  

== Finding Aids  ==