Post by Angela L. on Mar 17, 2009 19:33:27 GMT -6
Mississippi Military Records
Because Mississippi was not part of the United States at the time, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has no official Revolutionary War records on file. The grave registrations, however, include revolutionary soldiers who are buried in Mississippi.
Revolutionary veterans can also be evaluated through Family Records: Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers, published by the Mississippi Society of the DAR.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has copies of National Archives microfilm of both indexes and service records for Mississippians who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. They also have Mississippi grave registrations for veterans. National Archives microfilm of Mississippi confederate military records, which include both muster rolls and some pension applications, are also found at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The military record gives the name, rank, and organization of Mississippi soldiers who served in the Confederate States Army. The pension application, made by the veteran or widow of a veteran, gives even more genealogical data. There is also a listing of Union Volunteers from Mississippi. All of these compilations are indexed. The state archive also has a microfilm copy of "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861–1865," which is part of the War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. See also Patti Carr Black and Maxyne Madden Grimes, comps., Guide to Civil War Source Material in the Department of Archives and History, State of Mississippi (Jackson: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1962.)
With privacy restrictions placed on some later military records, availability becomes more difficult. Some records found in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History include World War I and an alphabetical index to Mississippi soldiers who fought in the Korean Conflict (Record Group 33). Also included are Mississippians killed in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict. Grave Registrations for those buried in Mississippi include the following wars: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict. Though helpful, the source is not exhaustive. For further information about military records, consult:
Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1994.
Because Mississippi was not part of the United States at the time, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History has no official Revolutionary War records on file. The grave registrations, however, include revolutionary soldiers who are buried in Mississippi.
Revolutionary veterans can also be evaluated through Family Records: Mississippi Revolutionary Soldiers, published by the Mississippi Society of the DAR.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has copies of National Archives microfilm of both indexes and service records for Mississippians who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. They also have Mississippi grave registrations for veterans. National Archives microfilm of Mississippi confederate military records, which include both muster rolls and some pension applications, are also found at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The military record gives the name, rank, and organization of Mississippi soldiers who served in the Confederate States Army. The pension application, made by the veteran or widow of a veteran, gives even more genealogical data. There is also a listing of Union Volunteers from Mississippi. All of these compilations are indexed. The state archive also has a microfilm copy of "Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861–1865," which is part of the War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. See also Patti Carr Black and Maxyne Madden Grimes, comps., Guide to Civil War Source Material in the Department of Archives and History, State of Mississippi (Jackson: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1962.)
With privacy restrictions placed on some later military records, availability becomes more difficult. Some records found in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History include World War I and an alphabetical index to Mississippi soldiers who fought in the Korean Conflict (Record Group 33). Also included are Mississippians killed in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Conflict. Grave Registrations for those buried in Mississippi include the following wars: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican War, Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict. Though helpful, the source is not exhaustive. For further information about military records, consult:
Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1994.