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=== Confederate Soldiers ===

For service information see:  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Confederate Service Record, 1861–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986–1987. (On 67 FHL films beginning with 1462785.) These index cards provide name, rank, company, regiment, promotions, enlistment date and place, re-enlistments, engagements, wounds and hospital records, date of capture or discharge, prison records, if a substitute was furnished, remarks, and the source of the information. They also may contain death date, soldier’s pension number, physical description, age, widow’s name, her pension number, her county of residence, and sometimes letters to relatives.  

United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0374. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (FHL films 821949–97.)  This index is also available online at the [http://www.archives.state.al.us/civilwar/index.cfm Alabama Department of History and Archives] This is an index to the compiled service records listed below.  

United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0311. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1961–1962. (FHL films 880330–837.) For the index, see the source above. These films include muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, hospital records, and Union prison registers. The records are arranged by unit, then alphabetically.  

For pension records see:  

Alabama Pension Commission (Alabama). ''Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880–1930s''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (On 276 FHL films beginning with 1502476.) The soldiers’ or sailors’ applications are in alphabetical order and contain: name, rank, company, regiment, date and place wounded, post office address, occupation, taxable property, affidavits of witnesses, a schedule of property (number of acres), and a list of personal property (items and value).  

After 23 September 1919, a more detailed form called for the soldier’s exact age; how long he had lived in the state; when he had married; names, ages, and occupations of living children; and where the veteran was last registered to vote.  

A veteran’s widow who applied for a pension after 1914 used a reclassification form that asked for her exact birth date. Beginning in 1920, the pension applications contain more information such as the widow’s name, post office, number on pension roll, with whom she was living, where and when she was born (month, day, year), the name of her father, his address, and when and where he died. She also had to give the name of her husband, when he moved to Alabama, when he enlisted, a list of his property and yearly income, and when and where they married. She also had to state whether she was living with the veteran, divorced, or widowed. If applicable she provided information about when and where he died or if he lived in another state.  

In 1907, 1921, and 1927, the state prepared lists of Confederate veteran pensioners. These records are described in the "[[Alabama Census|Census]]" section of this outline.  

Additional Confederate pension records are:  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Administrators of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1653243 item 2.) These claims were filed by family members after the death of their husband or son during the war. The claims were usually filed six months to one year after the death of the soldier. The claims are at the National Archives.  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Applications for Relief by Maimed Confederate Soldiers.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL films 1653552–53.) These records mention the soldier’s company and regiment, date and place when wounded, and often the soldier’s occupation.  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Parents of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1653242.) These records contain an alphabetical listing with name, service, rank, company, county, father’s or mother’s name, and date the claim was filed.  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Widows of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL film 1653242 item 2, surnames A–S; film 1653243 surnames T–Z.) The cards list the widow’s name; the soldier’s name; his rank, company, and regiment; the place and date the claim was filed (1862–1864); and the source of information.  

Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Miscellaneous Family Relationships of Confederate Soldiers, 1862–1864''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL 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.