Military Records
General Sources of Information
Alabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files The collection contains records which document the participation of Alabamians in the following wars: the Revolutionary War; the War of 1812 and 1st Creek War; the 2nd Creek War; the Texas War for Independence; the Mexican War; the Spanish-American War; World War I; World War II; the Korean War; and the Vietnam War. The information was compiled by ADAH staff from clippings, brochures, reference correspondence, photocopies and typescripts of original documents, and various printed materials in the ADAH collections. Most of the information is about people and events associated with the various wars.
Compiled information on the Civil War is found in a separate file - Civil War and Reconstruction - ADAH Public Information Subject Files.
Books and Private manuscript materials are described in the ADAH Catalog. Search the catalog to locate specific materials in the department’s collections. Use the general search terms suggested below or other specific names of people, places, or events. The ADAH Catalog also describes state and local government records held by the department, though some of the most significant military collections are listed and linked below.
Some photographs and documents have been scanned and are available in the ADAH Digital Collections. Browse by topic within each collection or search for particular people or places.
American Revolution
Thomas McAdory Owen's Revolutionary War Soldiers in Alabama Alabamians at War -- ADAH Public Information Subject files Books and manuscript material -- ADAH Catalog. Search using "American Revolution" as a phrase.
War of 1812 & 1st Creek War
Alabamians at War -- ADAH Public Information Subject files Alabama Militia Service Cards -- Microfilm in Research Room Mississippi Territory Militia General Military Information, 1806-1813 Mississippi Territory Militia correspondence Books and private manuscript material - ADAH Catalog. Search using "War of 1812" or "Creek War 1813" as a phrase. Digital Collections – War of 1812
2nd Creek War, 1835-1836
Alabamians at War -- ADAH Public Information Subject files Alabama Militia Service Cards - Microfilm in Research Room Governor Arthur Bagby, Militia files Books and private manuscript material - ADAH Catalog. Search using “Creek War 1836” as a phrase.
Texas War for Independence, 1835-1836
Alabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files Alabama Militia Service Card - Microfilm in Research Room
Mexican War, 1846-1848Alabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files
Civil War, 1861-1865Civil War and Reconstruction - ADAH Public Information Subject Files Muster Rolls for Alabama militia and home guards, 1858-1975 Loyalty Oaths (closed due to condition. Appointment required for viewing.) Newspapers, 1861-1865 Confederate officers photograph albums National Archives Compiled Service Records Index --
Microfilm in Research Room
Spanish-American War, 1898
Alabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files
World War IAlabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files Alabama World War I Draft Registration Records - Microfilm in Research Room & available on Books and private manuscript material - ADAH Catalog. Search using “World War 1914" as a phrase.
World War IIAlabamians at War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files Alabama Secretary of State, Military Absentee Ballots, 1940-1946 Alabama State Council of Defense, Administrative files Books and private manuscript material - ADAH Catalog. Search using “World War 1939" as a phrase.
Korean War, 1950-1953Alabamians At War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files
Vietnam War, 1959-1975Alabamians At War - ADAH Public Information Subject Files
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