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== Online Resources ==

*'''1865-1872''' {{RecordSearch|2333770|Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1907, 1921, 1927''' {{RecordSearch|2487274|Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927}} at FamilySearch; images — [[Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1917-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2968245|United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Veterans Administration Master Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1918-1962''' {{RecordSearch|4113740|Alabama, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1962}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1927''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2716 Alabama, Questionnaires of Widows of Confederate Soldiers, 1927] at Ancestry ($)

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4237 Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers] at Ancestry; Transcripts ($)  

*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/522882-revolutionary-soldiers-in-alabama?offset=1 Revolutionary soldiers in Alabama, Vol. II]. Images, index.

*[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/alab/al.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Alabama]  

*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/al-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Alabama]  

*Achee, Benjamin and Margery Wright. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/560116-index-for-compiled-service-records-alabama-units-florida-war?offset=1 ''Index for Compiled Service Records Alabama Units - Florida War.''] at FamilySearch

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.  

== Alabama Forts  ==

If a person supported the Revolution, he may be mentioned in records as a rebel, patriot, or Whig. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories.  

*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Revolutionary War Service, 1776–1783''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986. {{FSC|632742|item|disp=FS Library film 1462786 item 2.}} These alphabetical three-by-five cards mention the soldier’s (or widow’s) name, rank, unit, and enlistment information. They also often list the names of the soldier’s parents, spouse, and children and give his birth date and place. The source of information may be given.

*Mell, Mrs. P.H. "Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Alabama," ''Publications of the Alabama Historical Society,'' Vol. 5. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/386174-revolutionary-soldiers-buried-in-alabama?viewer=1&offset=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library]. Includes biographical sketches.

*Fold3. [http://www.fold3.com/browse.php#247%7Ch5iT6dgqRLle5B31p Alabama War of 1812 Pension Files].(Free). Alphabetized by surname. Shows entire pension file for those digitized. Incomplete as of 29 May 2012.<br>

*''Indian war service, 1812-1814 Alabama'' {{FSC|632744|item|disp=FS Library film 1462786 item 3}} Microfilm of originals in Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Alphabetical listing of persons involved in the War of 1812 and the Indian Wars of 1813-1814.

*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Mexican War Service, 1846–1847.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. {{FSC|632752|item|disp=FS Library films 1462788 item 3 (A–L}}, and {{FSC|632752|item|disp=FS Library film 1462789 (M–Z)}} The cards may include name, rank, muster date and place, regiment, company, and sometimes muster out or medical discharge information.

*''Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926''. (NARA T317). {{FSC|0537000|item|disp=FS Library films 0537000–13}} Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:

:*{{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Index to Mexican War Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]]

Click on these links to learn more about the [[Mexican War, 1846 to 1848|Mexican War]] and about [[US Mexican War Pension Records|Mexican War pension records]].

*The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for each soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. <br>  

== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==

=== Creek War (1813-1814)  ===

World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.  

*'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2865018|Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama, World War I Service cards, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

There are also Alabama World War I service records (State of Service Cards), prepared after the war:  

'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''

== World War II (1941-1945)  ==

*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2691991 Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945]  

*On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.  

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