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=== 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 book 977.8 M2ha).  
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  
 
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=148117&disp=Revolutionary+soldiers+buried+in+Missour%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.8 M2ha]).  


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''.  
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Pension records of Confederate veterans, both approved and disapproved, and soldier's home admission applications are alphabetized and available at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1021101) and at the Missouri Adjutant General's office. The Family History Library has an index to the Union army pensions, but the actual files are only available at the National Archives.  
Pension records of Confederate veterans, both approved and disapproved, and soldier's home admission applications are alphabetized and available at the Family History Library (beginning with Family History Library film 1021101) and at the Missouri Adjutant General's office. The Family History Library has an index to the Union army pensions, but the actual files are only available at the National Archives.  


The Adjutant General's office has state records of volunteers and state militia (Family History Library films 1021080-98), including descriptive muster rolls and enlistment and discharge rolls.  
The Adjutant General's office has state records of volunteers and state militia (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=425623&disp=Military+records++ 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 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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=230777&disp=Schedules+enumerating+Union+veterans+and++ films 338186-93]. A published index to this census is available.  


The Missouri State Archives includes in their collection a group of papers called the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Provost Marshall Papers]. These are records from the Union Army War Department. Many of the records pertain to Confederate citizens and sympathizers. These records span 1861-1866 and an index to the Missouri portion of the records is available online. Copies of the records can be obtained by contacting the Missouri State Archives.&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the&nbsp;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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
The Missouri State Archives includes in their collection a group of papers called the [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/ Provost Marshall Papers]. These are records from the Union Army War Department. Many of the records pertain to Confederate citizens and sympathizers. These records span 1861-1866 and an index to the Missouri portion of the records is available online. Copies of the records can be obtained by contacting the Missouri State Archives.&nbsp; St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the&nbsp;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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
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=== 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 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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->
In addition to the federal records, the Missouri Adjutant General's office has muster rolls and an index to volunteers (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=426861&disp=Military+records%2C+Spanish-American+W++ 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. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->


=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===
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World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Missouri see:  
World War I draft registration cards for men age 18 to 45 may list address, birth date, birthplace, race, nationality, citizenship, and next of kin. Not all registrants served in the war. For registration cards for Missouri see:  


*United States. Selective Service System. ''Missouri, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with 1683089—.)  
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Missouri, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=1683089 1683089]—.)  
*St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the above-named microfilm set that contains records for men from St. Louis City and County.
*St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the above-named microfilm set that contains records for men from St. Louis City and County.


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Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:  
Most counties had only one board; large cities had several. A map showing the boundaries of individual draft boards is available for most large cities. Finding an ancestor's street address in a city directory will help you in using the draft board map. There is an alphabetical list of cities that are on the map. For a copy of this map see:  


*''United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library film 1498803.)
*''United States. Selective Service System. List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=641275&disp=List+of+World+War+One+draft+board+maps++ film 1498803].)


=== Additional Records  ===
=== Additional Records  ===
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[http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html]  
[http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html http://www.genealogybranches.com/worldwaronedraftcards.html]  


== References ==
== References ==
 
''[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=Missouri.ASP Missouri Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  
''[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=Missouri.ASP Missouri Research Outline]. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.  


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