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[[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records]] provides more information on federal military records and search strategies.


== Online Resources ==
Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives and other federal and state archives. At the state level, the following sources are available.  
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''
*'''1740-1762''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4055 Rhode Island Colonial War Servicemen, 1740-1762] ($)
*'''1740-1748''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16529 Rhode Island in the colonial wars : a list of Rhode Island soldiers & sailors in King George's war, 1740-1748] ($)
*'''1775-1783''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4282 U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls for Rhode Island, 1775-1783] ($)
*'''1775-1823''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62960 Rhode Island, Revolutionary War Collection, 1775-1823] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1777''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49316 The Rhode Island 1777 Military Census] ($)
*'''1777''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62977 Rhode Island, U.S., The Rhode Island  Military Census] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62881/ Rhode Island, USA, World War I Portraits, 1914-1918] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1917-1918''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards for Rhode Island, 1917-1918] ($)
*'''1942''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards for Rhode Island, 1942] ($)
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ri-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Home-State-of-Record: Rhode Island]
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ri-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Home-State-of-Record: Rhode Island]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16527 Rhode Island privateers in King George's war] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49116 Death Seem'd to Stare: The New Hampshire and Rhode Island Regiments at Valley Forge] ($)
*[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm Rhode Island Civil War Soldiers Service Records].
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=16545 The Muster rolls of three companies enlisted by the colony of Rhode Island in May, 1746, for an expedition against Canada propo ] ($)
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== Forts  ==
=== Colonial Wars (1731-1774)  ===
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Adams Fort Adams ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1851-1913, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
 
One fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island, was given the following 5 names over a period of many years: Fort Liberty, Fort Anne, Fort George, Fort Washington and Fort Wolcott.&nbsp; See "[http://wapedia.mobi/en/Goat_Island,_Rhode_Island Goat Island]".
 
== Colonial Wars (1731-1774)  ==


Published rosters of soldiers include:  
Published rosters of soldiers include:  


*Chapin, Howard. M. ''A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War: 1740-1748''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920. {{WorldCat|8121330|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|4956|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2ch; film 1425647 item 11}}.)  
*Chapin, Howard. M. ''A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War: 1740-1748''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920. (Family History Library {{FHL|4956|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2ch; film 1425647 item 11}}.)  
*Chapin, Howard M. ''Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars; A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French and Indian War 1755-1762''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918. {{WorldCat|57262595|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|172035|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2c; film 1425576 item 5.)}}
*Chapin, Howard M. ''Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars; A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French and Indian War 1755-1762''. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918. (Family History&nbsp;Library {{FHL|172035|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2c; film 1425576 item 5.)}}
 
The Rhode Island Historical Society has additional military records of soldiers who served from 1731 to 1774 {{FSC|280350|item|disp=FS Library films 953925-30}}).
 
Societies:
 
The Rhode Island Society of the Colonial Dames has published several year books listing members and describing their lineage from Colonial soldiers and other prominent men.
 
:*First Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1897 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
:*Second Record Book of the Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1898 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pWEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
:*Third Record Book of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of Rhode Island..." published 1908 ([http://books.google.com/books?id=fTMRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books])
 
Rhode Island State Archives collections
*{{FSC|280350|item|disp=Rhode Island State Archives. Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial and Revolutionary War periods), 1731-1792}} - FamilySearch Catalog
*{{FSC|365954|item|disp=Military papers of Rhode Island (colonial period), 1730-1765}} - FamilySearch Catalog


== Revolutionary War (1775-1783) ==
The Rhode Island Historical Society has additional military records of soldiers who served from 1731 to 1774 (Family History Library {{FHL|280350|title-id|disp=films 953925-30}}).


The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the federal service and pension records and indexes for the Revolutionary War. See FamilySearch Historical Records for online digital images.
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===


*'''1775-1783''' {{RecordSearch|1849623|United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records, 1775-1783}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Revolutionary War Compiled Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
The Family History Library and the National Archives have the federal service and pension records and indexes for the Revolutionary War. The Rhode Island Historical Society also has military papers for 1774 to 1792 (Family History Library {{FHL|280350|title-id|disp=film 953931-37}}; {{FHL|353894|title-id|disp=954925-55}}).  
* {{RecordSearch|1417475|United States, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1800-1912''': [https://catalog.archives.gov/search-within/300022 Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service] at National Archives; partial index & images


*The Rhode Island Historical Society also has military papers for 1774 to 1792 {{FSC|280350|item|disp=FS Library film 953931-37}}; {{FSC|353894|item|disp=FS Library film 954925-55}})
*A published roster of soldiers is in Benjamin Crowell, ''Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island. . . .''(Boston: A. J. Wright, 1850; Family History Library {{FHL|24413|title-id|disp=book 974.5 M2cbe; fiche 6046885}}). An index is in Volume 12 of Vital Records of Rhode Island (see [[Rhode Island Vital Records]]). This volume also lists officers and pensioners living in 1820, 1835, and 1840 (Family History Libary {{FHL|297884|title-id|disp=book 974.5 V2a; film 908273 item 2; fiche 6046912}}).
 
*{{FSC|729681|item|disp=Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War Massachusetts and Rhode Island}}
 
*A published roster of soldiers is in Benjamin Crowell, ''Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island. . . .''(Boston: A. J. Wright, 1850; {{WorldCat|2178366|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|24413|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 M2cbe; fiche 6046885}} An index is in Volume 12 of Vital Records of Rhode Island (see [[Rhode Island Vital Records]]). This volume also lists officers and pensioners living in 1820, 1835, and 1840 {{FSC|297884|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.5 V2a; film 908273 item 2; fiche 6046912}} A digital version available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry.
 
'''The 1813 Pension List: '''
 
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1813-pension-list/1813-pension-list-rhode-island.htm 1813 Pension List] (New Horizons Genealogy)
 
'''The 1818 Pensioners of the United States: '''
 
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1818-pensioners/1818-pensioners-rhode-island.htm 1818 Pensioners of the United States] (New Horizons Genealogy)
 
'''The 1820 Pension List: '''
 
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1820-pension-list/1820-pension-list-rhode-island.htm 1820 Pension List] (New Horizons Genealogy)


'''The 1835 Pension Roll'''  
'''The 1835 Pension Roll'''  
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3220 Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3220 Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835] (Ancestry) ($)


== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ==
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===


The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.<br><br> See the Wiki article, [[Rhode Island in the War of 1812|Rhode Island in the War of 1812]], for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Rhode Island.<br>
The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers (Family History Library {{FHL|365957|title-id|disp=films 954957-58}}).  


There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see [[United States in the War of 1812|United States in the War of 1812]].
=== Forts  ===


== Mexican War (1846-1848) ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Adams Fort Adams ]-- Textual records of this fort, 1851-1913, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).


The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided. <br>
One fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island, was given the following 5 names over a period of many years: Fort Liberty, Fort Anne, Fort George, Fort Washington and Fort Wolcott.&nbsp; See "[http://wapedia.mobi/en/Goat_Island,_Rhode_Island Goat Island]".  


*''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:<br>
=== Civil War (1861-1865)  ===
 
*'''1887-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979390|United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Mexican War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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*Robarts, William Hugh. ''Mexican War Veterans&nbsp;: A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848…'' Washington, D.C.&nbsp;: Brentano’s, 1887. {{FSC|1854496|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 M2rwh}} Digital version available at [http://archive.org/details/mexicanwarvetera00roba Internet Archive].<br>
 
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]]. <br>
 
== Civil War (1861-1865)  ==


[[Image:{{GeneralBurnsideRI}}]] See [[Rhode Island in the Civil War|Rhode Island in the Civil War]] for information about Rhode Island Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Rhode Island regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families.  
[[Image:{{GeneralBurnsideRI}}]] See [[Rhode Island in the Civil War|Rhode Island in the Civil War]] for information about Rhode Island Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Rhode Island regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families.  


The [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors&nbsp;System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.  
 
See also [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Rhode island]]
 
*{{FSC|3754092|item|disp=Robert Grandchamp. ''Rhode Island's Civil War dead : a complete roster.'' Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers, ©2020. FS Library 974.5 M2gra}}
*{{FSC|775804|item|disp=Civil War enlistment papers for various Rhode Island military units, 1862 and 1864}}
 
== Spanish-American War (1898)<br>  ==
 
The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided.
 
'''Indexes'''
 
*'''1861-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1919699|United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images The index covers veterans of the Civil War, '''Spanish‑American War,''' Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces. ([[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection.]])
 
*'''1898''' {{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
*See also: ''Rhode Island in the War with Spain.'' Providence: E.L. Freeman & Sons, Printers, 1900 {{FSHI|DGS=8814231}}
 
Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]].
 
== World War I (1917-1918)  ==
 
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.
 
*'''1914-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62881/ Rhode Island, USA, World War I Portraits, 1914-1918] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[http://sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives/collections/show/27 Rhode Islanders in the Great War State Archives]
*[http://sos.ri.gov/archon/?p=collections/controlcard&id=992 World War I Bonus Cards, 1921 State Archives]
*[https://sosri.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_440d599e-6dcf-43e8-b778-8feda63a60ba/ World War I Statements of Military Service, 1917-1918]
*[http://sos.ri.gov/archon/index.php?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=152 WW I: Red Cross Nurses(PDF) State Archives]
 
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Rhode Island, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. {{FSC|746998|item|disp=FS Library films 1852212 (first film)}} Also available at:
 
*'''1917-1918''' {{RecordSearch|1968530|United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
*'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
*'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2996059|United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
*[[United States World War I Draft Records|United States World War I Draft Records]] provides additional information.
 
== World War II (1941-1945)  ==
 
''' Draft Registration'''
 
On 16 September 1940, President Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime Selective Service Act. During WWII, the Selective Service System conducted '''six draft registrations'''; these records are held collectively in two groupings at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, MO. The registrations are part of Record Group 147 [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/147.html Records of the Selective Service System.] From December, 1942 to August, 1945 no enlistments were allowed. The  Selective Service became the only way men entered the service for the remainder of the war.
 
*'''1940-1947''' {{RecordSearch|3047821|Rhode Island, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Rhode Island, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


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.
=== World War I (1917-1918)  ===


*'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
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 Rhode Island, see:
*'''1942''' {{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*{{FSC|1436025|item|disp=Rhode Island military deaths and index 1924-1962}}


:Also available at:<br>
*United States. Selective Service System. ''Rhode Island, 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 {{FHL|1852212|film|disp=films beginning with 1852212}}.)


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1002 Ancestry] ($)
Or [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]&nbsp;has these cards online for a fee.  
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_765/wwii_old_mans_draft_registration_cards Fold3] ($).


*[[World War II United States Military Records, 1941 to 1945|World War II United States Military Records]] provides additional information.
To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.  


== Korean War (1950–1953)  ==
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:


The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). See the [[United States Korean War 1950 to 1953|Korean War ]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.
*United States. Selective Service System. ''List of World War One Draft Board Maps''. Washington, DC: National Archives. (Family History Library {{FHL|1498803|film|disp=film 1498803}}.)
*{{FSC|1436025|item|disp=State Archives. Rhode Island military deaths and index 1924-1962}}


== Vietnam War (1964–1972)  ==
=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===


The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the [[United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972|Vietnam War]] wiki article for information on records and their availability.
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== National Guard ==
=== Additional Military Records  ===
*{{FSC|698748|item|disp=Rhode Island State Archives.  Militia and national guard enlistment papers, 1890-1919}}


== Cemetery ==
The '''[http://www.sec.state.ri.us/Archives/statearchives/index.html Rhode Island State Archives]''' has a card index to military and naval records for the years 1774 to 1805. The Family History Library has a copy on 19 microfilms (Family History Library {{FHL|277354|title-id|disp=films 934758-74}} and {{FHL|277354|title-id|disp=1000369}}).
*{{FSC|1436025|item|disp=State Archives. Rhode Island military deaths and index 1924-1962}}
'''Graves Registration Committee'''
*{{FSC|365951|item|disp=Master Book}}
*{{FSC|105292|item|disp=Barrington}}
*{{FSC|413484|item|disp=Charlestown}}
*{{FSC|32513|item|disp=East Providence}}
*{{FSC|137004|item|disp=Exeter}}
*{{FSC|30048|item|disp=Foster}}
*{{FSC|29063|item|disp=Gloucester}}
*{{FSC|136943|item|disp=Hopkinton}}
*{{FSC|79622|item|disp=Jamestown}}
*{{FSC|133828|item|disp=North Kingstown}}
*{{FSC|553965|item|disp=North Smithfield}}
*{{FSC|80620|item|disp=Portsmouth}}
*{{FSC|134022|item|disp=Richmond}}
*{{FSC|137602|item|disp=South Kingston}}


== Additional Military Records  ==
State records from the World War I to the present are at the Adjutant General's Office, Command Readiness Center, 645 New London Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920- 3097, Telephone: 401-457-4102, Fax: 401-457-4338.


*FamilySearch Historical Records online:  
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm '''Rhode Island USGenweb Project Archives''']  
*'''1898''' {{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War With Spain, 1898}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Index to Service Records, War with Spain - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*{{FSC|1436025|item|disp=Rhode Island Military Deaths and Index, 1924-1962}}


*The '''[https://www.sos.ri.gov/divisions/state-archives Rhode Island State Archives]''' has a card index to military and naval records for the years 1774 to 1805. The FamilySearch Library has a copy on 19 microfilms {{FSC|277354|item|disp=FS Library films 934758 (first of 19)}}
=== Web Sites  ===
*See also Military records, 1847-1900 Rhode Island. Adjutant General's Office. 7 rolls. {{FSC|728946|item|disp=FS Library films 1976214 (first of 7)}}


*State records from the World War I to the present are at the Adjutant General's Office, Command Readiness Center, 645 New London Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920- 3097, Telephone: 401-457-4102, Fax: 401-457-4338.
=== References  ===


*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm '''Rhode Island USGenweb Project Archives''']
''Rhode Island Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.


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Rhode Island Introduction

U.S. Military Records provides more information on 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. At the state level, the following sources are available.

Colonial Wars (1731-1774)[edit | edit source]

Published rosters of soldiers include:

  • Chapin, Howard. M. A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War: 1740-1748. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1920. (Family History Library book 974.5 M2ch; film 1425647 item 11.)
  • Chapin, Howard M. Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars; A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French and Indian War 1755-1762. Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1918. (Family History Library book 974.5 M2c; film 1425576 item 5.)

The Rhode Island Historical Society has additional military records of soldiers who served from 1731 to 1774 (Family History Library films 953925-30).

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library and the National Archives have the federal service and pension records and indexes for the Revolutionary War. The Rhode Island Historical Society also has military papers for 1774 to 1792 (Family History Library film 953931-37; 954925-55).

The 1835 Pension Roll

On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see Revolutionary War Pension Records. The pension Roll for Rhode Island is available online.

War of 1812 (1812-1815)[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has copies of the National Archives federal service and pension indexes. The library also has state military papers that include some enlistment certificates for soldiers (Family History Library films 954957-58).

Forts[edit | edit source]

Fort Adams -- Textual records of this fort, 1851-1913, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).

One fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island, was given the following 5 names over a period of many years: Fort Liberty, Fort Anne, Fort George, Fort Washington and Fort Wolcott.  See "Goat Island".

Civil War (1861-1865)[edit | edit source]

Major General Ambrose Burnside of Rhode Island

See Rhode Island in the Civil War for information about Rhode Island Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Rhode Island regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching more about the soldiers and their families.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.

World War I (1917-1918)[edit | edit source]

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 Rhode Island, see:

  • United States. Selective Service System. Rhode Island, 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 1852212.)

Or Ancestry.com has these cards online for a fee.

To find an individual's draft card, it helps to know his name and residence at the time of registration. The cards are arranged alphabetically by county, within the county by draft board, and then alphabetically by surname within each draft board.

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.)

World War II (1941-1945)[edit | edit source]


Additional Military Records[edit | edit source]

The Rhode Island State Archives has a card index to military and naval records for the years 1774 to 1805. The Family History Library has a copy on 19 microfilms (Family History Library films 934758-74 and 1000369).

State records from the World War I to the present are at the Adjutant General's Office, Command Readiness Center, 645 New London Ave., Cranston, Rhode Island 02920- 3097, Telephone: 401-457-4102, Fax: 401-457-4338.

Rhode Island USGenweb Project Archives

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

Rhode Island Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.


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