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*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Texas War with Mexico, 1835–1836''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632750|title-id|disp=film 1462788 item 2}}.) These cards list, in alphabetical order, the names of Alabama soldiers who served in the War of Texas Independence. The cards contain information about rank, company, regiment, and sometimes enlistment place, dates served, wounds, age, death date, and land grant entitlement. They include the source of information.
*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Texas War with Mexico, 1835–1836''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632750|title-id|disp=film 1462788 item 2}}.) These cards list, in alphabetical order, the names of Alabama soldiers who served in the War of Texas Independence. The cards contain information about rank, company, regiment, and sometimes enlistment place, dates served, wounds, age, death date, and land grant entitlement. They include the source of information.
== Mexican War (1846–1848)  ==
To find information about soldiers serving from Alabama see:
*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Mexican War Service, 1846–1847.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632752|title-id|disp=films 1462788 item 3 (A–L}}), and {{FHL|632752|title-id|disp=1462789 (M–Z).)}} The cards may include name, rank, muster date and place, regiment, company, and sometimes muster out or medical discharge information.
*''Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848''. Richardson, Texas: Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, 1996. (Family History Library {{FHL|769490|title-id|disp=book 976.1 M2bs}}.) This contains the names of the soldiers, plus historical information about the war and the Alabama companies.
== Civil War (1861–1865)  ==
[[Image:{{BattleMobileAL1864}}]] See [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] for information about Alabama Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Alabama regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. <br><br>
For information about African American troops, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] to learn about the regiments and units that served from South Carolina. <br>
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) ==
== Indian Wars (1780s-1890s) ==
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*"Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Removal in Organizations From the State of Alabama" (NARA M243) ({{FHL|0368685|disp=FHL film 0368685}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10670603 Worldcat]) The Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The compiled military service records have not been microfilmed.
*"Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Cherokee Removal in Organizations From the State of Alabama" (NARA M243) ({{FHL|0368685|disp=FHL film 0368685}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10670603 Worldcat]) The Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The compiled military service records have not been microfilmed.
== Mexican War (1846–1848)  ==
To find information about soldiers serving from Alabama see:
*Alabama. Department of Archives and History. ''Mexican War Service, 1846–1847.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|632752|title-id|disp=films 1462788 item 3 (A–L}}), and {{FHL|632752|title-id|disp=1462789 (M–Z).)}} The cards may include name, rank, muster date and place, regiment, company, and sometimes muster out or medical discharge information.
*''Alabama Volunteers in the Mexican War, 1846–1848''. Richardson, Texas: Descendants of Mexican War Veterans, 1996. (Family History Library {{FHL|769490|title-id|disp=book 976.1 M2bs}}.) This contains the names of the soldiers, plus historical information about the war and the Alabama companies.
== Civil War (1861–1865)  ==
[[Image:{{BattleMobileAL1864}}]] See [[Alabama in the Civil War|Alabama in the Civil War]] for information about Alabama Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Alabama regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental articles often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Knowing a county can help when researching the families of the soldiers. <br><br>
For information about African American troops, see [[United States Colored Troops in the Civil War|United States Colored Troops in the Civil War]] to learn about the regiments and units that served from South Carolina. <br>
The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arkansas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== Spanish-American War (1898–1899)  ==
== Spanish-American War (1898–1899)  ==
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