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[[Portal:United States Military Records|Portal:United States Military Records]]>[[Alabama|Alabama]] | |||
== Background Information == | |||
Military records identify those who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that your ancestor served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Alabama has participated in wars from the Revolutionary War to the present. Military enlistment and service records may give names, residences throughout the life of the family, rank, unit, dates of service, death date, and cause of death. Pension records often provide the soldier’s birth date and place, widow’s name, the date and place of marriage, and names and ages of children. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Military.ASP United States Military Records Research Outline] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | Military records identify those who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Evidence that your ancestor served may be found in family traditions, census records, naturalization records, biographies, cemetery records, and records of veterans’ organizations. Alabama has participated in wars from the Revolutionary War to the present. Military enlistment and service records may give names, residences throughout the life of the family, rank, unit, dates of service, death date, and cause of death. Pension records often provide the soldier’s birth date and place, widow’s name, the date and place of marriage, and names and ages of children. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Military.ASP United States Military Records Research Outline] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. | ||
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*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library film 1653243 item 3.) This gives the name of the soldier; his rank, company, and unit number of Alabama infantry; the county in Alabama; the date the claim was filed; the name of the relative; and the degree of family relationship. | *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library film 1653243 item 3.) This gives the name of the soldier; his rank, company, and unit number of Alabama infantry; the county in Alabama; the date the claim was filed; the name of the relative; and the degree of family relationship. | ||
<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->==== Presidential Pardons of Former Confederates, 1863–1868 ==== | <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->==== Presidential Pardons of Former Confederates, 1863–1868 ==== | ||
From 1863 to 1868, former Confederates could apply for pardon from the federal government. The voting rights and citizenship of former Confederates were restored when they applied for pardon and signed an Amnesty Oath. In August 1865, stations were appointed in each county in Alabama where men and a few women could sign the Amnesty Oath. The oaths list only the names of the persons who signed and are often found in county records. On 6 June 1868, general amnesty became universal. The 1865–1867 records are available on microfilms: | From 1863 to 1868, former Confederates could apply for pardon from the federal government. The voting rights and citizenship of former Confederates were restored when they applied for pardon and signed an Amnesty Oath. In August 1865, stations were appointed in each county in Alabama where men and a few women could sign the Amnesty Oath. The oaths list only the names of the persons who signed and are often found in county records. On 6 June 1868, general amnesty became universal. The 1865–1867 records are available on microfilms: | ||
*United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers").'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1003. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1976. (Family History Library films 1578739–50 for Alabama.) Film 1578739 has a name index. These handwritten applications from 1865 to 1867 contain names of persons applying for pardon, the county of residence, date of application, a list of property owned and its value, and often their age and occupation. Sometimes the applications include their state of birth and whether they were married ( spouse’s name not given). A few African-Americans in Alabama took this loyalty oath. The Alabama pardon applications are in alphabetical order. Some of these records have been published and are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS | *United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers").'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1003. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1976. (Family History Library films 1578739–50 for Alabama.) Film 1578739 has a name index. These handwritten applications from 1865 to 1867 contain names of persons applying for pardon, the county of residence, date of application, a list of property owned and its value, and often their age and occupation. Sometimes the applications include their state of birth and whether they were married ( spouse’s name not given). A few African-Americans in Alabama took this loyalty oath. The Alabama pardon applications are in alphabetical order. Some of these records have been published and are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS | ||
==== Histories of Alabama Military Units ==== | ==== Histories of Alabama Military Units ==== | ||
An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | ||
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*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. (Family History Library 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. | *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. (Family History Library 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 (1917–1918) == | == World War I (1917–1918) == | ||
World War I draft registration cards for men ages 18 to 45 may list the person’s address, birth date, birthplace (city and state), race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. All men ages 18 to 45 were required to register. However, not all registrants served in the war. These records are indexed at [[Www.ancestry.com|Ancestry]]. For Alabama records, also see: | World War I draft registration cards for men ages 18 to 45 may list the person’s address, birth date, birthplace (city and state), race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. All men ages 18 to 45 were required to register. However, not all registrants served in the war. These records are indexed at [[Www.ancestry.com|Ancestry]]. For Alabama records, also see: | ||
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Alabama, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 87 Family History Library films beginning with 1509347.) Knowing an individual’s name and residence at the time of registration will help you find his draft card. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically within each draft board. Most counties had only one board. The city of Birmingham had six. Find the ancestor’s street address in a Birmingham 1917 or 1918 city directory, then see the map of Birmingham, which shows the draft board registration district boundaries: | *United States. Selective Service System. ''Alabama, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987–1988. (On 87 Family History Library films beginning with 1509347.) Knowing an individual’s name and residence at the time of registration will help you find his draft card. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically within each draft board. Most counties had only one board. The city of Birmingham had six. Find the ancestor’s street address in a Birmingham 1917 or 1918 city directory, then see the map of Birmingham, which shows the draft board registration district boundaries: | ||
*United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library film 1498803.) Birmingham is the third map on the film. There are also Alabama World War I service records, prepared after the war: *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''World War I Service Records, 1918–1919''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On 33 Family History Library films beginning with 1644084.) These records are arranged alphabetically and usually contain the person’s name, race, residence, place of birth (city and state), age or date of birth, enlistment or induction date, service and rank information, wounds, date of service overseas, discharge date, disability, and remarks. For a published roster of soldiers who died in the war see: | *United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989. (Family History Library film 1498803.) Birmingham is the third map on the film. There are also Alabama World War I service records, prepared after the war: *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''World War I Service Records, 1918–1919''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On 33 Family History Library films beginning with 1644084.) These records are arranged alphabetically and usually contain the person’s name, race, residence, place of birth (city and state), age or date of birth, enlistment or induction date, service and rank information, wounds, date of service overseas, discharge date, disability, and remarks. For a published roster of soldiers who died in the war see: | ||
* Haulsee, W. M. ''Soldiers of the Great War''. Three Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Pub. Association, 1920. (Family History Library book 973 M23s; fiche 6051244.) Alabama soldiers are listed in volume one, pages 71–95. This section gives the soldier’s name, residence, rank, and cause of death, and includes pictures. | * Haulsee, W. M. ''Soldiers of the Great War''. Three Volumes. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Pub. Association, 1920. (Family History Library book 973 M23s; fiche 6051244.) Alabama soldiers are listed in volume one, pages 71–95. This section gives the soldier’s name, residence, rank, and cause of death, and includes pictures. | ||
== World War II (1941–1945) == | == World War II (1941–1945) == | ||
*''Combat Connected Naval Causalities, World War II, by States.'' Two Volumes. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. (Family History Library book 973 M23un.) This source is alphabetically arranged by state, then within the state by dead, missing, wounded, Prisoner of War (POW), died or killed while a POW, and POWs released. | *''Combat Connected Naval Causalities, World War II, by States.'' Two Volumes. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. (Family History Library book 973 M23un.) This source is alphabetically arranged by state, then within the state by dead, missing, wounded, Prisoner of War (POW), died or killed while a POW, and POWs released. | ||
== Militia Records == Besides regular service, Alabama men served in the militia: *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Territorial Militia and Civil Service, 1818.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library film 1462787.) This source includes commissions and military appointments for the Alabama Territory. *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Alabama State Militia, 1820–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library films 1462797–807.) These records give the soldier’s name, company, battalion, and regiment, and include names of witnesses. *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Alabama State Troops (Militia), 1873–1898''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library films 1462792–96.) The cards are in alphabetical order and may include the person’s date of enlistment, rank, company, regiment, age, and length of service. Military records are listed in the Place Search of Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA- MILITARY HISTORY ALABAMA- MILITARY RECORDS ALABAMA- MILITARY RECORDS- [WAR] ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MILITARY RECORDS<br><!--{12082032733900} --><!--{12082032733901} --><!--{12082032733902} [[Category:Alabama]]--> | == Militia Records == Besides regular service, Alabama men served in the militia: *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Territorial Militia and Civil Service, 1818.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library film 1462787.) This source includes commissions and military appointments for the Alabama Territory. *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Alabama State Militia, 1820–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library films 1462797–807.) These records give the soldier’s name, company, battalion, and regiment, and include names of witnesses. *Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Alabama State Troops (Militia), 1873–1898''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. (Family History Library films 1462792–96.) The cards are in alphabetical order and may include the person’s date of enlistment, rank, company, regiment, age, and length of service. Military records are listed in the Place Search of Family History Library Catalog under: ALABAMA- MILITARY HISTORY ALABAMA- MILITARY RECORDS ALABAMA- MILITARY RECORDS- [WAR] ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- MILITARY RECORDS ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- MILITARY RECORDS<br><!--{12082032733900} --><!--{12082032733901} --><!--{12082032733902} [[Category:Alabama]]--> | ||