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Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives. [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] 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. [[United States Military Records|United States Military Records]] provides more information on the federal military records and search strategies.  


==== Forts  ====
== Forts  ==


'''Civil War Forts:'''  
'''Civil War Forts:'''  
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Copies of many of the records are also available at the Family History Library and the St. Louis Public Library.  
Copies of many of the records are also available at the Family History Library and the St. Louis Public Library.  


=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ==


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]; Family History Library  
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]; Family History Library  
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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''.  
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[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers Soldiers’ Records: War of 1812 to World War I] 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.  
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers Soldiers’ Records: War of 1812 to World War I] 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.  


=== 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 and pension records are available at the National Archives in their [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html research rooms] or by mail.
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 and pension records are available at the National Archives in their [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html research rooms] or by mail.
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'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].


==== Other Records ====
== African-American Service Records ==  
 
[http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/cvwara.htm Divided State: Missouri Military Organizations in the Civil War] is an index on the St. Louis Public Library website of books and periodical articles about Missouri military organizations, Union and Confederate. There is also an article on the website about [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/mocivilwar.htm Missouri Union Militia Organizations].Further information about Missouri Civil War soldiers, regiments, and battles can be discovered in The Civil War In Missouri: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography (available on the website of St. Louis Public Library). 
 
The book "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer, lists on pages 1301-1343 many of the Union units, both federal and local milita, which served in the Civil War. With some units, lists of soldiers and brief unit histories are given. This book is available on  FHL US/CAN Fiche {{FHL|771246|title-id|disp=6082513.}}  Portions are also available [p://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOVOLFED.HTM#HG. online].
 
The Adjutant General's office has state records of volunteers and state militia (Family History Library {{FHL|425623|title-id|disp=films 1021080}}-98), including descriptive muster rolls and enlistment and discharge rolls.
 
A special 1890 census of Union veterans is at the National Archives and on Family History Library {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=films 338186-93}}. A published index to this census is available.
 
==== African-American Service Records ====  


St. Louis&nbsp;County Library has placed on the internet&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/jkh/usctmo/usctmosoldiers.htm An Index to Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863–1865] (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls)This index has 5,500+ entries and can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. The index provides the following information:<br>• Recruit’s last name<br>• Recruit’s first name<br>• Age<br>• Birth State<br>• County of Birth<br>• Slave Owner<br>• County of Residence<br>• State of Residence<br>• Roll<br>• Frame  
St. Louis&nbsp;County Library has placed on the internet&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/jkh/usctmo/usctmosoldiers.htm An Index to Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863–1865] (NARA Microfilm Publication M1894 – 6 rolls)This index has 5,500+ entries and can be browsed either by recruits’ names or by slave owners’ names. The index provides the following information:<br>• Recruit’s last name<br>• Recruit’s first name<br>• Age<br>• Birth State<br>• County of Birth<br>• Slave Owner<br>• County of Residence<br>• State of Residence<br>• Roll<br>• Frame  
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The Provost Marshal papers are also available on FHL films&nbsp;1449483-1449494,&nbsp;1527305-1527404, and 1534697-1534778.
The Provost Marshal papers are also available on FHL films&nbsp;1449483-1449494,&nbsp;1527305-1527404, and 1534697-1534778.


=== 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 (Family History Library {{FHL|426861|title-id|disp=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''.&nbsp;SLPL also provides on its website&nbsp;[http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/spanwar.htm a bibliography of items&nbsp;the&nbsp;Library&nbsp;owns about the Spanish-American War], including rosters, general histories, and regimental and battle histories.
In addition to the federal records, the Missouri Adjutant General's office has muster rolls and an index to volunteers (Family History Library {{FHL|426861|title-id|disp=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''.&nbsp;SLPL also provides on its website&nbsp;[http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/spanwar.htm a bibliography of items&nbsp;the&nbsp;Library&nbsp;owns about the Spanish-American War], including rosters, general histories, and regimental and battle histories.
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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]  
[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/spanisham/1898.htm]  


=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
== World War I (1917-1918)  ==


The Missouri Adjutant General's office has service files and bonus application papers. The latter often contain family information.  
The Missouri Adjutant General's office has service files and bonus application papers. The latter often contain family information.  
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*''United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=film 1498803}}.)
*''United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|641275|title-id|disp=film 1498803}}.)


=== Additional Records  ===
== Additional Records  ==
 
[http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/cvwara.htm Divided State: Missouri Military Organizations in the Civil War] is an index on the St. Louis Public Library website&nbsp;of books and periodical articles about Missouri military organizations, Union and Confederate.&nbsp;There is also an article on the website about [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/mocivilwar.htm Missouri Union Militia Organizations].Further information about Missouri Civil War soldiers, regiments, and battles can be discovered in The Civil War In Missouri: a Selected, Annotated Bibliography (available on the website of St. Louis Public Library).&nbsp;
 
The book "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, V.III" by Frederick H. Dyer,&nbsp;lists on pages 1301-1343 many of the Union units, both federal and local milita, which served in the Civil War. With some units, lists of soldiers and brief unit histories are given.&nbsp;This book&nbsp;is available on&nbsp;&nbsp;FHL US/CAN Fiche {{FHL|771246|title-id|disp=6082513.}}&nbsp;&nbsp;Portions are also&nbsp;available [p://home.usmo.com/~momollus/MOVOLFED.HTM#HG. online].
 
The [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/6.asp Missouri State Archives] has state records of volunteers and state militia (Family History Library {{FHL|425623|title-id|disp=films 1021080}}-98), including descriptive muster rolls and enlistment and discharge rolls.
 
A special 1890 census of Union veterans is at the National Archives and on Family History Library {{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=films 338186-93}}. A published index to this census is available.


The Family History Library has 214 microfilms of records in various collections created by the Missouri Adjutant General's office for service in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Seminole War, Mormon War, Heatherly War, Iowa War, Mexican War, and Civil War. The records include burial information, state militia rolls, and county enrollments.  
The Family History Library has 214 microfilms of records in various collections created by the Missouri Adjutant General's office for service in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Seminole War, Mormon War, Heatherly War, Iowa War, Mexican War, and Civil War. The records include burial information, state militia rolls, and county enrollments.  
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