The full service records are housed at the national archives and records administration. Additionally, administration tools will no longer be available to list administrators and mailing lists will be put into an archival state. Vietnamera military personnel records, 1960s 1970s. Missouri military records available at the missouri state archives is summarized below. A list of the revolutionary war soldiers buried in missouri is not complete, but was published in the missouri state genealogical society quarterly, vol. Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from missouri. Compiled military service records of volunteer union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of missouri.
The majority of these records was created by men in missouri union and. The missouri state archives does not maintain military service records for wars after world war i. These include many military records, such as enlistment records, casualty reports, prisoner of war data, and other records that may be of interest to anyone doing veterans or military research. Alphabetical file containing information from muster rolls and military bounty land records reflecting, in most cases, period of service, place of musterin, county of residence, and amount of payment for service. Then in 1976 voters passed a second initiative creating a 18th of. Special collections and university archives libraries. Military records and links for lincoln county, missouri. The missouri state penitentiary was the first state penal institution west of the mississippi river. Narrow your results at left, or enter a search query below to find a collection, site, specific url or to search the text of archived webpages. The soldiers database is a comprehensive database abstracted from the individual service cards and listing more than 576,000 missourians who served in the military from territorial times through world war i.
The national archives does not hold state militia records. The collection includes annual, financial, statistical, policy, legislative, commission reports and strategic plans from missouri state agencies. Missouri, civil war service records of confederate. How can military records help in my genealogy research. The missouri death certificate database can be searched by first, middle and last name, county, year and month. United states civil war soldiers index ancestrys civil war collection requires payment includes. Louis, missouri exconfederate historical and benevolent society in 1895. American civil war manuscript collections state historical society. The vietnamera military personnel records is a huge archive that holds as many as 4,638,952 records in its massive collection. General assembly documents collection journal of the house of representatives, 18211875. The missouri state penitentiary, also called msp or the walls, was a. Illinois civil war veterans of missouri units illinois state archives. State summary of war casualties from world war ii for navy, marine corps, and coast guard personnel from missouri, 1946. It opened its doors in 1836 and operated continuously until 2004.
The jacketenvelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters. Special report of the department of archives and history for 1912 by virginia state library. Illinois civil war veterans serving in missouri units illinois state archives. Request copies of records you can order online or use natf form 86 for military service records and natf form 85 for pension records. Please note that the civil war soldiers and sailors system contains just an. They reflect a wide range of topics, formats, and time periods. The mission of the university archives is to serve as the institutional memory of missouri state university. In december 1863 the missouri adjutant general compiled rosters of illinois men, extracting the names from his unit rolls.
The missouri digital newspaper program was created to coordinate the digitization of historic missouri newspapers. After that, mailing list archives will remain available and searchable on rootsweb. National personnel records center 1 archives drive st. Information in this database was compiled from a multitude of sources at the alabama department of archives and history. The full service records are housed at the national archives and records. War of 1812 world war i search search the soldiers records database. Guide to civil war resources at the missouri state archives civil war provost marshal index database provost marshal records contains thousands of pages of documents detailing the way the provost marshal affected the lives of missouri citizens who came into contact with the union army. Land records, military records, naturalization records, missouri newspapers, etc. Missouri state publications is a free, online collection of select publications from missouri state government agencies contributed by the missouri state library. Missouri digital newspaper project the state historical. The jacketenvelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers. The missouri state archives provides an excellent library of military records of missourians from the war of 1812 through world war i, including more than 9 million pages related to the civil war, federal census schedules for missouri from 18301920, county records on microfilm roll by roll listing, birth and death. Missouri resources for local history and genealogy by state.
Special collections and archives is currently closed. Missouri military records genealogy familysearch wiki. Missouri, civil war service records of union soldiers, 18611865. Online civil war indexes, records and rostersa genealogy guide general civil war records websites. Missouri death certificates, 1910 missouri secretary of state. Other information on the site includes histories of union and confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisonerofwar records. Compiled service records typically contain card abstracts of a soldiers original muster and hospital rolls, descriptive books, lists of deserters, returns, notational cards, and possibly enlistment papers, casualty sheets, death reports, prisoner of war papers. Missouri revolutionary soldiers, war of 1812, and indian wars pension list family history library missouri soldiers database war of 1812 ww1 missouri state archives. Access technology center missouri state university. Missouri, civil war service records of union soldiers.
These battle flags differed from the national flags in both design and use. This database indexes names of 5,610 illinois citizens appearing on the rosters of. Database of historic missouri prison records now online. The access technology center at missouri state university is committed to serve as a resource for faculty, staff and students with disabilities in addition to those working with individuals with disabilities. The state historical society of missouri is home to more than 9,000 manuscript collections, more than 8,000 maps, over 56,000 rolls of newspapers on microfilm, over 4,800 oral history interviews, and over 100,000 original photographs, postcards, and other graphic materials. Vietnamera military personnel records, 1960s archives. Missouris civil war flags represent both union and confederate regiments. Beginning in the early 1900s, the archives staff read through muster rolls, newspapers, governors records, veterans censuses, and state pension records to create a card file that was arranged alphabetically by servicemens names. The civil war provost marshall papers, 18611866, are available in a searchable expanding database at missouri archives provost database. Compilation of the indiana civil war soldiers database began. Please note that the civil war soldiers and sailors system contains just an index of the men who served in the civil war with only rudimentary information from the service records including name, rank and unit in which they served. The missouri state archives is the repository for state records of historical value.
The missouri state penitentiary, also called msp or the walls, was a notoriously brutal prison. Missouri, civil war service records of confederate soldiers, 18611865 family search. Records relating to personal participation in world war ii. Archivists work with the campus community to identify, acquire, and maintain records that document the history of the university. For information about military personnel in wars following world war i, researchers should contact the national personnel records center, 9700 page.
Louis county for the period 186365, combining data from several sets of records now located at the national archives and records. The missouri state archives database index project began in 2000, with the goal of creating a finding aid for the missouri portion of the national archives and records administration nara war department collection of confederate records record group 109. These military records primarily consist of individual service cards, but the extensive collection also includes muster rolls, special orders, reports, and more. As part of a longterm project to conserve its collection of civil war battle flags, the missouri state museum has conserved 45 of the collections approximately 5 flags. Guide to civil war resources at the missouri state archives. The missouri birth and death records database is an abstract of the birth, stillbirth, and death records recorded before 1909 and that are available on microfilm at the missouri state archives.
Databases by subject libraries missouri state university. Researching individuals in ww1 records national archives. Archives staff cannot, however, alter the original existing record by introducing additional military information into the database. Researching individuals in ww1 records start your research.
Captured german records, description of records on microform. Providing support for the missouri state archives to help foster an appreciation of missouri history. The database contains information about over 285,000 soldiers from illinois who served in. The records are dated during the 1960s and 1970s and include individuals who served in all branches of the military. This website is not affiliated with the united states. The jacketenvelope typically contains card abstracts of entries relating to the soldier as found in original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, appointment books, hospital registers, prison. Havig was born august 26, 1940, in litchfield, minnesota, the son of harold rolf havig and. This database indexes the 1929 publication, roll of honor, which contains the locations of the burial places of soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses who served in any of the wars of the united states and are buried in illinois. Missouri state archives 1 sites and collections from this organization are listed below. Nearly all men between the ages of 1845 registered during the years the draft was implemented, about 23% of the u.
Missouri state highway patrol water patrol division boat and drowning incident reports. Illinois state archives databases 1929 illinois roll of honor. Ashcroft state capitol, room 208 and state information center, 600 w. An alternate version of this database can be found at familysearch here. Research is an essential contribution by missouri state that contributes to the public good, encourages faculty development and enhances the educational process.
Illinois civil war muster and descriptive rolls illinois state archives. United states mexican war index and service records, 18461848 from familysearch. The missouri state archives is the official repository for state records of permanent and historical value. These records primarily consist of individual service cards. Missouri state archives missouri state penitentiary. Missouri voters passed constitutional amendment no. This database indexes names of 5,610 illinois citizens appearing on the rosters of missouri s federal civil war units. Look deeper into research and scholarly activities. State auditor documents collection biennial reports, 18711876. In some cases, other information is available, such as payrolls, muster and descriptive rolls, reports, orders, and reparation claims. Missouri soldiers database war of 1812 ww1 missouri state archives. Records holdings relating to world war ii at the national archives at riverside, originals and microfilm.
Illinoisans occasionally joined military units raised in other states. These military records primarily consist of individual service cards, but the extensive. The illinois civil war muster and descriptive rolls database is a transcription of each soldiers entry in the record series, muster and descriptive rolls. Union service records of soldiers who served in organizations from missouri. The state historical society of missouri is saddened by the death on january 8 of alan r. Revolutionary war 1840 census of pensioners revolutionary or military services missouri pension records cooper county ross, william jones, david howard county walker, jesse marion county long, anderson montgomery county taylor, daniel randolph county finnell, charles st. You can also still access our digital collections as well as bearworks online. See brief history of vital records in missouri the bureau of vital records has certificates of missouri births from 1910 to the present. Illinois civil war veterans serving in missouri units. The archives holds many military records of missourians who served in domestic and foreign wars between 1812 and world war i. American battlefield protection program underground railroad.
The civil war soldiers and sailors system cwss is a database. This database is a list of some confederate soldiers compiled by the st. Using the access to archival databases aad system, you can access and search some of the national archives holdings of databases and other electronic or computerized records. Death certificates began being recorded statewide in 1910 and are closed for 50 years before they are transferred to the missouri state archives. Mexican war compiled military service records index national archives microfilm m616. The database contains information about over 285,000 soldiers from illinois who served in the union army during the war of the rebellion. May 27, 2015 database of historic missouri prison records now online may 27, 2015 by mike lear a new tool is online for those who want to research people who spent time in missouris historic state prison. Search united states military public record databases to find the active duty status of service members, military bases, reunions, veterans cemeteries, casualties, medals, decorations, and much more. Many military records are found at the family history library, the national archives ww1.
For these records, you will need to contact the appropriate state archives. More than 9 million records can be accessed through missouri digital heritage, including the collections of the missouri state archives, the missouri state library and other institutions from across the state. Free and subscription databases, as well as links to informational articles. If you have a suggestion of a missouri state agency database to add to this list, please also email the documents specialist for this page with your suggestion. By partnering in the missouri digital newspaper project, the state historical society of missouri will provide. Louis county hickman, francis washington county johnson, james missouri revolutionary databases abstract of graves of. Researchers can check the online index and then contact the state archives for information about obtaining copies of the microfilmed records. The civil war soldiers and sailors system indexes about 6. Missouri, civil war service records of confederate soldiers. Illinois civil war veterans of missouri units illinois state. Illinois, databases of illinois veterans index, 17751995 st. You may first want to search the ww1 draft registration cards for basic information on individuals see draft cards section below. The records include a jacketenvelope for each soldier, labeled with his name, his rank, and the unit in which he served. The database can be searched and browsed in many ways, including by u.
Regrettably, it is not possible to create a database for military. Factiva provides access to more than 32,000 sources such as newspapers, journals, magazines, television and radio transcripts, photos, etc. For assistance in locating missouri state government information, contact the reference services division of the missouri state library at 573. Army transport service, passenger lists, 19101939 not specific to world war i, but includes the wwi years. Some missouri soldiers served in the enrolled missouri militia, formed in 1862 for putting down marauders and defending the peaceable citizens of the state. Military records from wwi present are held in the national military personnel records center nprc, in st.
Administrators may save the email addresses in their list prior to march 2nd. Its mission is to foster an appreciation of missouri history and illuminate contemporary public issues by preserving and making available the state s permanent records to its citizens and their government. Search for building permits in missouri by name, date, or permit. World war i indexes and records at ancestry these require payment, except the naval deaths database american soldiers of world war i death index arranged alphabetically by state u. On the illinois state archives website, you would need to search these record sources individually to find all listings for a particular soldier. It includes entries for twelve wars and military engagements in which missouri soldiers took part. Regrettably, it is not possible to create a database for military personnel after world war i.
Digitized images of the original death certificates are linked to the search results. These records are arranged according to an organizational breakdown ending with the regiment or the independent battalion or company. For example, to return a list of soldiers in company g of the 10th missouri infantry, select g in the company field and 10th missouri infantry in the regiment field. Friends of the missouri state archives jefferson city. Begin your civil war research learn about resources at the national archives for researching individuals who served in the civil war. The civil war soldiers and sailors system cwss is a database containing information about the men who served in the union and confederate armies during the civil war. Missouri state archives default missouri secretary of state.
Havig, a professor of history at stephens college and also a historian of the society and a longtime supporter. Missouri state offices political and military records, 1919 1920 ancestry. Created by the legislature in 1965, the missouri state archives serves as the repository for state. Missouri department of conservation photograph collection. Online access to indiana civil war soldiers database news. Online access to indiana civil war soldiers database. Additionally, it provides a history and roster of members of the landis battery. University archives libraries missouri state university.