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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Military_Records|Military Records]]''  


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=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===
=== Revolutionary War (1775-1783)  ===


[[Image:Revolution.gif|thumb|right|Revolution.gif]] Those who supported the Revolution may be mentioned in records as rebels, patriots, or Whigs. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories.  
[[Image:Revolution.gif|thumb|right]] Those who supported the Revolution may be mentioned in records as rebels, patriots, or Whigs. Those who opposed the Revolution were Loyalists or Tories.  


*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources.  
*'''Patriots.''' Service and pension records and indexes for patriots are on film at the National Archives and the Family History Library. See [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783]] for sources.  
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Many county genealogical societies have published lists of Revolutionary War veterans from their area in their journals. See "Military Records" under relevant Tennessee county pages.  
Many county genealogical societies have published lists of Revolutionary War veterans from their area in their journals. See "Military Records" under relevant Tennessee county pages.  


See also [[Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1840 Revolutionary War veterans’ schedules.
See also [[Tennessee Census]], which lists other sources for the 1840 Revolutionary War veterans’ schedules.  


=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
=== War of 1812 (1812-1815)  ===
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=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===
=== World War II (1941-1945)  ===


''Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States.'' Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. Compiled and revised by Casualty Department. (Family History Library book {{FHL|287905|title-id|disp=973M3dc v 1-2; Film 1440393 Items 1-2}}.) This book lists soldiers alphabetically by state, then within the state by status: dead, missing, wounded, died or killed while a Prisoner of War (POW), and released POW's.  
''Combat Connected Naval Casualties, World War II, by States.'' Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. Compiled and revised by Casualty Department. {{FHL|287905|item|disp=FHL film 1440393 Items 1-2; book 973 M3dc v 1-2 }}. This book lists soldiers alphabetically by state, then within the state by status: dead, missing, wounded, died or killed while a Prisoner of War (POW), and released POW's.  


=== Other Wars  ===
=== Other Wars  ===


Frost, John. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/borderwarsofwest00fros Border Wars of the West ]: comprising the frontier wars of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin; and embracing individual adventures among the Indians, and exploits of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Brady, Poe, Morgan, the Whetzels, and other border heroes of the West.'' New York : Auburn : Miller, Orton and Mulligan, 1856.  
Frost, John. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/borderwarsofwest00fros Border Wars of the West;]: comprising the frontier wars of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin; and embracing individual adventures among the Indians, and exploits of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Brady, Poe, Morgan, the Whetzels, and other border heroes of the West.'' Auburn, New York: Miller, Orton and Mulligan, 1856.  


=== Other Military Records  ===
=== Other Military Records  ===
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A published list of militia officers of 1796–1815 is:  
A published list of militia officers of 1796–1815 is:  


Moore, Mrs. John Trotwood. ''Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796–1815''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. (Family History Library book {{FHL|222014|title-id|disp=976.8 M2m}}.) Commissions are listed in chronological order and include the officer’s name, regiment, and rank.  
Moore, Mrs. John Trotwood. ''Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1796–1815''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1977. {{FHL|222014|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 M2m}}. Commissions are listed in chronological order and include the officer’s name, regiment, and rank.  


For a comprehensive description of both federal and Tennessee state military records, see:  
For a comprehensive description of both federal and Tennessee state military records, see:  


Neagles, James C. ''U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|704356|title-id|disp=973 M23nu}}.) This book describes federal military records, then discusses each state individually. Pages 339–343 provide details of military records housed in various archives in Tennessee, many of which are not microfilmed.  
Neagles, James C. ''U. S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1994. {{FHL|704356|item|disp=FHL book 973 M23nu}}. This book describes federal military records, then discusses each state individually. Pages 339–343 provide details of military records housed in various archives in Tennessee, many of which are not microfilmed.  


=== State Soldier Homes  ===
=== State Soldier Homes  ===
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For national old soldier homes, including those in Johnson City and Nashville, Tennessee, see:  
For national old soldier homes, including those in Johnson City and Nashville, Tennessee, see:  


*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866–1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 Family History Library films.) This includes general indexes for each of 12 homes, including the Johnson City home. These records may list a soldier’s name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, birthplace, age, physical description, marital status, religion, occupation, previous residence, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, and cause of death.
*United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866–1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. Digital version at {{RecordSearch|1916230}}; {{FHL|828798|item|disp=FHL film 1571745 (first of 22 films) This includes general indexes for the Johnson City home. Eleven other homes are searchable nationwide.  See the FHL catalog. These records may list a soldier’s name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, birthplace, age, physical description, marital status, religion, occupation, previous residence, nearest relative, pension, soldier home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, and cause of death.


For Confederate soldiers’ applications to the soldiers’ home in Nashville.Tennessee, see:  
For Confederate soldiers’ applications to the soldiers’ home in Nashville.Tennessee, see:  
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