Alabama Military Records: Difference between revisions

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*'''1812-1815'''{{RecordSearch|1916219|United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1106 U.S., Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry - index & images ($).

*'''1862-1947''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1593 Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  

*'''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]]  

*'''1917-1918''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2236 Alabama, Military Card Files, 1917-1918] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  

*'''1917-1918''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61021 Alabama, WWI Gold Star Index, 1917-1918] at Ancestry - index ($)

*'''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 ($)

*'''1944-1946''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1763 Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  

*'''1950-1952''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1764 Alabama Soldiers in the Korean War, 1950-1952] at Ancestry - index & images ($)  

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.  

'''Patriots--''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are available on film at the National Archives and the FamilySearch Library. For lists of Revolutionary War soldiers from Alabama, see:  

*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>  

*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1216U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880] at Ancestry - index ($)

== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)  ==

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]]  

*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.  

'''Casualties'''