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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.'' | |||
*'''1861-1967''' {{RecordSearch|4231102|Tennessee, Military Discharge Records, 1861-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1861-1967''' {{RecordSearch|4231102|Tennessee, Military Discharge Records, 1861-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|2333777|Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only. | *'''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|2333777|Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only. | ||
* [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=218489221 MyHeritage | *[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10042/tennessee-confederate-pension-applications?s=218489221 Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications] at MyHeritage ($), index | ||
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10138/tennessee-wwi-veterans?s=218489221 Tennessee WWI Veterans], ($), index | *[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10138/tennessee-wwi-veterans?s=218489221 Tennessee WWI Veterans], ($), index | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/tn-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Tennessee] | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/tn-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Tennessee] | ||
*[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] | *[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] | ||
==Background== | |||
Military records identify the millions who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Many useful military records are at the FamilySearch Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] Internet site has many military records, including indexes to soldiers of the state who served in various conflicts. | Military records identify the millions who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Many useful military records are at the FamilySearch Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] Internet site has many military records, including indexes to soldiers of the state who served in various conflicts. | ||
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