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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri_Military_Records|Missouri Military Records]]'' | ||
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. | ||
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For [[Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at: | For [[Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at: | ||
'''Office of the Adjutant General'''<br>1717 Industrial Drive<br>Jefferson City, MO 65101 <br> | '''Office of the Adjutant General'''<br>1717 Industrial Drive<br>Jefferson City, MO 65101 <br> | ||
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. | ||
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== 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. | ||
=== Confederate === | === Confederate === | ||
==== Service Records ==== | ==== Service Records ==== | ||
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Confederate Service Records|Confederate Service Records]]. | ||
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. | 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 ==== | ==== Pension Records ==== | ||
{{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}}, both approved and disapproved, | {{RecordSearch|1865475|Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications}}, both approved and disapproved, are available online and at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1021101). They are also available at the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/civilwar/6.asp Missouri State Archives]. | ||
=== Union === | === Union === | ||
==== Service Records ==== | ==== Service Records ==== | ||
'''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | '''Compiled Service Records''' - The [http://go.footnote.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Footnote.com) of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Missouri are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, place of birth, and date of death. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | ||
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. | 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 ==== | ==== 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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
=== African-American Service Records === | === African-American Service Records === | ||
St. Louis County Library has placed on the internet [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 County Library has placed on the internet [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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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. | 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. | ||
The Provost Marshal papers are also available on FHL films 1449483-1449494, 1527305-1527404, and 1534697-1534778. | The Provost Marshal papers are also available on FHL films 1449483-1449494, 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}}). 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''. SLPL also provides on its website [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/spanwar.htm a bibliography of items the Library 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}}). 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''. SLPL also provides on its website [http://previous.slpl.org/libsrc/spanwar.htm a bibliography of items the Library owns about the Spanish-American War], including rosters, general histories, and regimental and battle histories. | ||
[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] | ||
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[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). | [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 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 [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. | 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. | 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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*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/browse.asp?id=13 Missouri Digital Heritage] | *[http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/browse.asp?id=13 Missouri Digital Heritage] | ||
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/military.asp Missouri State Archives] | *[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/military.asp Missouri State Archives] | ||
*[http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/milindex.htm St. Louis Public Library] | *[http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/milindex.htm St. Louis Public Library] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/revolutionary/ Access Genealogy] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/military/revolutionary/ Access Genealogy] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Missouri|Missouri}} | {{Missouri|Missouri}} | ||
[[Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1865475 FamilySearch.org.] | |||
A wiki article describing this record is found at: | |||
*[[Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers' Home Admission Applications (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
[[Category:Missouri|Military]] | [[Category:Missouri|Military]] | ||