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== Online Resources ==
== Online Resources ==
 
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''
*'''1917-1969''' {{RecordSearch|4114266|Arkansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1969}} at FamilySearch - [[Arkansas, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index
*'''1917-1969''' {{RecordSearch|4114266|Arkansas, Military Discharge Records, ca.1917 - ca.1969}} at FamilySearch - [[Arkansas, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index
*'''1775-1783''' {{RecordSearch|2546162|United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783}} at FamilySearch; images — [[United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1798-1914''' {{RecordSearch|1880762|U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[United States Registers of Enlistment in the U.S. Army - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] 
*'''1815-1926''' {{RecordSearch|1979425|United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Old War Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] 
*'''1861-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1919699|U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, General Index to Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1866-1938''' {{RecordSearch|1916230|U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938}} at FamilySeqarch; index & images — [[United States, National Homes For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1887-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1889-1904''' {{RecordSearch|1834308|U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1907-1933''' {{RecordSearch|1832324|U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[United States, Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br><br>


<span style="color: black">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span><br>
<span style="color: black">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span><br>
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'''Union'''<br>
'''Union'''<br>
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932392|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932392|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1861-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1471019|U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1922519|United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934}} at FamilySearch; index to images on Fold3 ($) — [[United States, Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($)  
*'''1871-1880''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1217 U.S. Southern Claims Commission, Allowed Claims, 1871-1880] at Ancestry ($)  
*'''1887-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database]<br><br>


'''Confederate'''<br>
'''Confederate'''<br>
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932365|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932365|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - 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 ($)
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1106 U.S., Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|2019254|U.S., Confederate Navy and Marine Service Records, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; images — [[United States, Confederate Navy and Marine Service Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] 
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|U.S. Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; browsable index — [[United States, Confederate Officers Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|2145147|U.S. Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; browsable index — [[United States, Confederate Officers Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1916234|U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch; images — [[United States, Records of Confederate Prisoners of War - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1890-1963''' {{RecordSearch|2126715|Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home, 1890-1963}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas, Confederate Soldier Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61889/ Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1890-1963''' {{RecordSearch|2126715|Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home, 1890-1963}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas, Confederate Soldier Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61889/ Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1891-1935''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2281 Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935] at Ancestry; abstract ($)  
*'''1891-1935''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2281 Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935] at Ancestry; abstract ($)  
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<span style="color: black">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span><br>
<span style="color: black">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span><br>
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|U.S. 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]] <br><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''


<span style="color: black">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span><br>
<span style="color: black">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records]] for more resources.''
*[https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/ww1-discharge/ Arkansas World War I Discharge Records] at Arkansas Digital Archives  
*[https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/ww1-discharge/ Arkansas World War I Discharge Records] at Arkansas Digital Archives  
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20123/arkansas-world-war-i-discharge-records?s=275764761 Arkansas, World War I Discharge Records] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20123/arkansas-world-war-i-discharge-records?s=275764761 Arkansas, World War I Discharge Records] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] 
*'''1887-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1917-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2513098|United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''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]] <br><br>


<span style="color: black">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span><br>
<span style="color: black">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span><br>
*'''1938-1946''' {{RecordSearch|2028680|U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1938-1946''' {{RecordSearch|2028680|U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States, World War II Army Enlistment Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1875142|Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1940-1945''' {{RecordSearch|1875142|Arkansas, First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]   
*'''1942''' United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1861144|index}} and {{RecordSearch|1339071|images}} — [[United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1948-1959''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30277/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959?s=218489221 Arkansas, Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959] at MyHeritage — index ($) ''also at'' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959 Findmypast] ($)
*'''1948-1959''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30277/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959?s=218489221 Arkansas, Second Registration Draft Cards, 1948-1959] at MyHeritage — index ($) ''also at'' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/arkansas-second-registration-draft-cards-1948-1959 Findmypast] ($)
*'''1942-1945''' {{RecordSearch|2127320|United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941-1945}} at FamilySearch; index — [[United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br><br>


<span style="color: black">'''''Korean War, 1950-1953'''''</span><br>
<span style="color: black">'''''Korean War, 1950-1953'''''</span><br>
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*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ar-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Arkansas]<br><br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ar-alpha.pdf Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Arkansas]<br><br>


==Arkansas Military Records==
==Background==
Military records identify millions of young men who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Military records can give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse and children names, localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  
Military records identify millions of young men who served in the military or who were eligible for service. Military records can give birth dates, marriage dates, death dates, spouse and children names, localities of residence throughout the life of the family.  


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