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Optional Course Print Material: American: Military Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Within this course, there is a discussion of the various types of records created by military service, such as service records, muster rolls, pension records, and draft registration. The content of the records and their usefulness for genealogy and immigration research are described. Records of conflicts of the United States and colonial America from the early colonial wars of the seventeenth century to the Second World War are included. The Army, Navy, and other branches of service are detailed. History of military action in America as it relates to records is also included.
Course Length: 7 weeksMODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
GETTING PREPARED
The Family Stories
Timelines
Other Sources for Identification of Military Service
MODULE 2
REPOSITORIES & INTERNET TOOLS
The Resources
Repositories
National Archives and Records Administration
Online Public Access Catalog
Military Records at the National Archives
National Archives Research Facilities
MODULE 3
MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS
Revolutionary War through the Mexican War
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
National Archives & Records Administration
Volunteer Soldiers Who Served From 1784 to 1811
War of 1812 (June 1812-January 1815)
Mexican War (1846-48)
MODULE 4
CIVIL WAR TO THE PRESENT
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Spanish American War (1898)
Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902)
MODULE 5
PENSION & BOUNTY LAND RECORDS
Bounty Land Warrants
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican War
Indian Wars
Old War Series
Pensions for Civil War & More
MODULE 6
MILITARY & LINEAGE SOCIETIES
American Revolution
War of 1812
Mexican War
Civil War
World War I Draft Registration
World War II Draft Registration
Old Man’s Draft