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=== Forts === | === Forts === | ||
Fort Caswell | Fort Caswell | ||
Post of Chattanooga -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1879, 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). | Post of Chattanooga -- Textual records of this fort, 1864-1879, 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). | ||
Fort Laudoun (1756-1760) | Fort Laudoun (1756-1760) | ||
Fort Marr | Fort Marr | ||
Fort Patrick Henry | Fort Patrick Henry | ||
Fort San Fernando | Fort San Fernando | ||
=== Colonial Period (1600–1775) === | === Colonial Period (1600–1775) === | ||
Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 ( | Kegley, Mary B. ''Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774''. Dublin, Virginia: M. B. Kegley, 1974 (Family History Library book 975.5 A1 no. 12). The record is arranged by companies and gives name, number of days served, rate, and amount paid. The record may include men living in the territory that later became the State of Tennessee. This record includes an index. | ||
=== Revolutionary War <br>(1775–1783) === | === Revolutionary War <br>(1775–1783) === | ||
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Some good general sources to search include: | Some good general sources to search include: | ||
Armstrong, Zella. ''Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution–War of 1812.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. ( | Armstrong, Zella. ''Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution–War of 1812.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2az 1987). This lists pensioners, their ages, where they served, and where their pension was drawn. | ||
Bates, Lucy Womack. ''Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee''. Brentwood, Tennessee: Tennessee Society, NSDAR, 1979. ( | Bates, Lucy Womack. ''Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee''. Brentwood, Tennessee: Tennessee Society, NSDAR, 1979. (Family History Library book 976.8 V3b). The record is arranged alphabetically by surname, then given name. Most entries give name, birth date and place, marriage date and place, death date and place, rank, and unit; and spouse’s name, birth date and place, and death date and place. | ||
''Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution''. 1933. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975. ( | ''Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution''. 1933. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1975. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2so nos.1–5 1975; film 1036620 item 2). This contains abstracts of pension applications. | ||
Information varies for each person listed. It may contain the veteran’s name and age, where he served, and where his pension was drawn. | Information varies for each person listed. It may contain the veteran’s name and age, where he served, and where his pension was drawn. | ||
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=== War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | === War of 1812 (1812–1815) === | ||
McCown, Mary Hardin. ''Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee.'' 1959. ( | McCown, Mary Hardin. ''Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee.'' 1959. (Family History Library book 976.8 M23m). The record is arranged alphabetically by surname. Most of the entries give name, birth and death dates, home county, rank, and unit; and spouse’s name, birth and death dates. | ||
Sistler, Byron. ''Tennesseans in the War of 1812''. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1992. | Sistler, Byron. ''Tennesseans in the War of 1812''. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1992. Family History Library book 976.8 M22s; film 1697905 item 3). The names are arranged in alphabetical order. It includes officers and enlisted men, giving each name, rank, regiment, and residence. | ||
''War of 1812 Pensioners Living in Tennessee during the 1880's''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1983. ( | ''War of 1812 Pensioners Living in Tennessee during the 1880's''. Cullman, Alabama: Gregath, 1983. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2wa). The record is arranged alphabetically by county. | ||
Most of the entries give the pensioner’s name, address, cause for pension, and date of original allowance. The record includes an index. The index to War of 1812 pensions listed in the [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline is]] a better index. | Most of the entries give the pensioner’s name, address, cause for pension, and date of original allowance. The record includes an index. The index to War of 1812 pensions listed in the [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Outline is]] a better index. | ||
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=== Cherokee Wars (Removal) (1836–1839) === | === Cherokee Wars (Removal) (1836–1839) === | ||
Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. ( | Douthat, James L. ''Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War, 1836–39''. Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1995. (Family History Library book 970.3 C424dj; fiche 6038272 [set of three].) This record contains a listing of the volunteer soldiers from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. | ||
United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation.'' Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1972. ( | United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Indexes to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, and the Field and Staff of the Army of the Cherokee Nation.'' Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1972. (Family History Libraryfilm 1205384). The record is in alphabetical order by surname. Entries include the soldier’s name, rank, regiment, and company. | ||
=== Mexican War (1846–1848) === | === Mexican War (1846–1848) === | ||
United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1965. ( | United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served during the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington D.C.: National Archives, 1965. (Family History Library films 882797–811). This includes regimental returns, a record of events during the war, and company muster rolls. | ||
=== Civil War (1861–1865) === | === Civil War (1861–1865) === | ||
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'''Union Records.''' The following records of Union veterans are available from the Family History Library: | '''Union Records.''' The following records of Union veterans are available from the Family History Library: | ||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. ( | United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 1482042–261). This includes regimental returns and a detailed record of events of the war. | ||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. ( | United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1962. (Family History Library film 821889–904). Individual index cards are alphabetical and include the soldier’s company and regiment. | ||
United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 ( | United States. Quartermaster’s Department. ''Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union, interred in.'' . . Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981 (Family History Library film 1311589–91). Records contain the name, rank, regiment, company, death date, and burial place of Union soldiers. Names are arranged alphabetically. | ||
A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | A special census was taken in 1890 of Union veterans of the Civil War: | ||
United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1948. The films for Tennessee are: ( | United States. Census Office. 11th census, 1890. ''Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1948. The films for Tennessee are: (Family History Library<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1219250701055_225"></span> films 338254–57.) Each entry lists the veteran’s name (or if he did not survive, both the widow’s and the veteran’s names) and may contain the following: the veteran’s rank, company, and regiment or vessel; dates of enlistment and discharge; length of service in years, months, and days; post office and address; disability incurred; and remarks necessary to a complete statement of the term of service. In Tennessee, this schedule included both Union and Confederate soliders. An online index is available at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest08.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
See also [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1890 Civil War veterans’ schedules. | See also [[Tennessee Census|Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1890 Civil War veterans’ schedules. | ||
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An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library: | An online index for veteran,widow's and African-American Confederate applications is found at the [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/pension.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. This index is searchable by the applicant's name as well as by county. A county search is helpful when trying to determine which veterans served together from a paticular unit. Use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. "S" indicates that the application is a soldier's application. "W" indicates that it is a widow's application. A "C" indicates that the applicant is African-American. Pension application numbers access the following films at the Family History Library: | ||
Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 | Tennessee. Board of Pension Examiners. ''Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives. (On 181 Family History Library films beginning with 978497.) | ||
A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. ( | A book-form index to pension applications is, Sistler, Samuel D. ''Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications.'' Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1995. (Family History Library book 976.8 M22s index; fiche 6125500 [set of 5].) This book includes entries from all three pension files: soldiers, widows and colored men's applications. An "S", "W", or "C" before the application number designates the file where the application originated. The county where the application was filed is listed as well as the applicant's unit in which he served. Again, use care when limiting your search of this index by county. Veterans may have moved from the county where they were born or the county where they enlisted in their unit. | ||
Other records available through the Family History Library are: | Other records available through the Family History Library are: | ||
United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 | United States. Record and Pension Office. ''Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, DC: National Archives, 1959. (370 Family History Library films beginning with 1499671.) This record is indexed in volume 2 of Tennesseans in the Civil War listed below; it is also in: | ||
United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. ( | United States. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee.'' Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1959. (Family History Library films 880055–102.) | ||
Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. ( | Wiefering, Edna. ''Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications.''Cleveland Public Staff and Volunteers, 1992. (Family History Library 976.8 M28w.) These records include widow's maiden name, widow's residence at time of application, year and place of widow's birth, name of soldier with his year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, and year and place of soldier's death. | ||
''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. ( | ''List of Officers of Tennessee Regiments''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''With the Name, Rank, Company, Regiment and P.O. Address''. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082657.) This list is alphabetical. | ||
Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | Military data from the application forms of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are in: | ||
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. ( | United Daughters of the Confederacy. Tennessee Division. ''Confederate Patriot Index''. N.p., 1976–1978. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2u; Fiche 6046695 [set of 17].) Soldiers are listed alphabetically with their death dates, regiments, and names of living relatives. | ||
Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. ( | Joint Union and Confederate Records. Tennessee. State Library and Archives (Nashville, Tennessee). ''Civil War Veterans Biographical and Genealogical Questionnaires,'' 1914–1922. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 1974. (Family History Library films 975591–99.) The record contains responses of both Union and Confederate veterans in Tennessee. | ||
''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. ( | ''[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm Index to Questionnaires of Civil War Veterans]''. Nashville, Tennessee: The Archives, 1962. (Family History Library book 976.8 A1 no. 57; 982038 item 22.) This alphabetical list includes the veteran’s company, regiment, and county of residence. | ||
Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866.'' Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. ( | Tennessee. Adjutant General’s Office. ''Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee, of the Military Forces of the State, from 1861 to 1866.'' Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1990. (Family History Library fiche 6082658 [set of eight].) This alphabetical list includes each soldier’s rank, age, enlistment date, and muster date. | ||
The Tennessee Civil War Home Page created by Jeff Weaver is a central repository for information about Tennessee in the Civil War: | The Tennessee Civil War Home Page created by Jeff Weaver is a central repository for information about Tennessee in the Civil War: | ||
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[http://www.members.aol.com/jweaver303/tn/tncwhp.htm www.members.aol.com/jweaver303/tn/tncwhp.htm] | [http://www.members.aol.com/jweaver303/tn/tncwhp.htm www.members.aol.com/jweaver303/tn/tncwhp.htm] | ||
''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. ( | ''Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units with Available Rosters of Personnel''. Nashville, Tennessee: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. (Family History Library book 976.8 M2t; fiche 6046966 [set of 13].) Volume 1 contains brief unit histories. Volume 2 is an alphabetical list of Confederate and Union troops. | ||
'''Unit Histories.''' An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | '''Unit Histories.''' An important inventory for finding Civil War military histories is: | ||
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http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/military.html | http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/military.html | ||
http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/ [[Category:Tennessee]] | http://www.tngenweb.org/records/military/ | ||
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