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U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records provides more links for nationwide military record collections.

• 1775-1783 - United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1847-1865 Georgia, Civil War Correspondence, 1847-1865 Index and images ($)
• 1864 Georgia's Virtual Vault Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 Images by County
• 1890-1966 Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1897-1942 Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1897-1942 Index and images.
• 1901-1930 Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930 — index and images
• 1917-1940 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 at FamilySearch; index
• 1920-1929 Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 at FamilySearch ; index and images
• 1940-1942: Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards at FindMyPast; index only ($)
• Georgia's Virtual Vault Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges Index and images
• Georgia's Virtual Vault Confederate Pension Applications Index and images
• Georgia's Virtual Vault Confederate Pension Application Supplements Index and images

Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal archives. The U.S. Military Records article provides more information on federal records. Additional military records are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. The following sources are also very helpful.

Forts

• Fort Charlotte
• Fort Clinch 1847-
• Fort Early
• Fort Fidius 1793-97
• Fort Frederica
• Fort Hawkins 1806-17
• Fort James 1797-1802
• McPherson Barracks -- Textual records of this post, 1866-1881, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).
• Oglethorpe Barracks 1821-51
• Fort Prince George
• Fort Pulaski 1862-73
• Fort Scott 1816-21
• Fort Telfair 1790-95
• Fort Wayne 1821-23
• Fort Wilkinson 1797-1806

For a list of Cherokee Removal Forts go to ngeorgia.com

Miscellaneous Wars

Lists of soldiers who served in Georgia military units include:

• Georgia Secretary of State. Georgia Military Records, 1779-1842. Nine Volumes. [N.p.], 1940. FHL films 007031-35 Includes muster and pay lists.
• Georgia Adjutant Generals Office. Military Records, 1782-1899. Six Volumes. [N.p.], 1957? FHL films 159015-17
  Includes payrolls, muster rolls, and lists of commissioned officers.
• Clark, Murtie June. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 975 M29c
• Georgia Executive Department. Military Commissions in the State Militia, 1798-1860. FHL films 158997-014
• "Register of the Georgia Society Colonial Dames of America" published 1904 (Google Books) - lists women who are members of the society and a description of the ancestors service.

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

There are several published volumes of service records, bounty land certificates, and muster rolls. These include:

• Davis, Robert S., Jr. Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1979. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 975.8 H2dr This is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under GEORGIA - HISTORY.
• Hemperley, Marion R. Military Certificates of Georgia, 1776-1800. Atlanta, Georgia: State Printing Office, 1983. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 975.8 M2hm
• Revolutionary Soldier's Receipts for Georgia Bounty Grants. Atlanta, Georgia: Foote and Davies Company, 1928. FHL film 163524.)

The 1813 Pension List:

• 1813 Pension List (New Horizons Genealogy)

The 1818 Pensioners of the United States:

• 1818 Pensioners of the United States (New Horizons Genealogy)

The 1820 Pension List:

• 1820 Pension List (New Horizons Genealogy)

The 1835 Pension Roll

On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. For more information on the 1835 Pension Roll see Revolutionary War Pension Records. The 1835 Pension Roll of Georgia, which includes Revolutionary War pensioners and heirs of War of 1812 casualties is available online:

• Report from the Secretary of War... Vol. III (Google Books)
• The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. III (Ancestry) ($)
• Georgia Pension Roll of 1835 (USGenWeb Archives) - transcription.

Helpful but undocumented lists are:

• Knight, Lucian Lamar. Georgia's Roster of the Revolution. 1920. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1967. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL film 547588; fiche 6050221; book 975.8 M23k.
• McCall, Ettie Tidwell H. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia. Three Volumes. 1941. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 975.8 M23m.)

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada.

See the Wiki article, Georgia in the War of 1812, for information concerning military records, histories, links to relevant web sites, etc. for Georgia.

There are helpful nationwide records for soldiers of the War of 1812. For more information, see United States in the War of 1812.

Mexican War (1846-1848)

The Mexican War was caused by the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845. Most volunteer regiments were from southern states. Records of Mexican War veterans might exist in a state where the veteran later resided.

• Mexican War Index to Pension Files, 1887–1926. (NARA T317). FHL films 0537000–13 Alphabetically arranged and includes the veteran’s name, rank, and unit; names of dependents; date of filing and application; certificate numbers; act filed under; and state from which application was made. Also available at:
  

• United States, Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926 (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. (How to use this collection.)
  

• Robarts, William Hugh. Mexican War Veterans : A Complete Roster of the Regular and Volunteer Troops in the War Between the United States and Mexico, from 1846-1848… Washington, D.C. : Brentano’s, 1887. FHL book 973 M2rwh Digital version available at Internet Archive.
  

Click on these links to learn more about the Mexican War and about Mexican War pension records.

Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)

Creek War (1813-1814)

A card index of Indian War soldiers is:

• Alabama. Department of Archives and History. Indian War Service, 1812–1814. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. FHL film 1462786 item 3.}} This includes alphabetically arranged, typed cards for the Indian wars of 1813–1814 and the War of 1812. The films include each soldier’s name, age, residence, rank, and date enrolled and the date and amount of his pension payments (usually for the years of 1833–1834). Includes records of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina soldiers, as well as Indian names.

Cherokee Disturbance and Removal (1836-1839)

• "Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers who Served During the Cherokee Disturbances and Removal in Organizations From the State of Georgia" (NARA M907). At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL film 1205402. The Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The compiled military service records have not been microfilmed.

The above collection is also available online:

• U.S. Army Indian Campaign Service Records Index (Ancestry) ($) - browsable only.

Civil War (1861-1865)

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19 and 20, 1863

See Georgia in the Civil War for information about Georgia Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Georgia 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.

For information about African American troops, see United States Colored Troops in the Civil War to learn about the regiments and units that served from South Carolina.

Online Databases

• 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861-1865 - Georgia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861-1865 - United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1867-1868 - Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — index
• 1879-1920 - Georgia, Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920 at FamilySearch — index
• 1901-1930 - Georgia Confederate Home Records, 1901-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
• The 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.
• FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database: Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
• FamilySearch Historical Records Collection On line Database: Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
• Northeast Georgia Civil War Round Table Links
• U.S. Southern Claims Commission Master Index, 1871-1880 Index only $

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

• Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers ( FamilySearch Historical Records)
• Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Family History Library Holdings

• Georgia Adjutant and Inspector General's Office. Military records, 1862-1864Contains lists of widows of deceased soldiers, lists of wives of soldiers, lists of widows that have a son(s) in service, names of heads of families supplied with salt, lists of disabled or discharged soldiers, names of families dependent on the labor of a soldier now in service. The above are listed by year than by county.

Spanish-American War (1898)

The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided.

Indexes

• United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (NARA T288). (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. The index covers veterans of the Civil War, Spanish‑American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces. (How to use this collection.)

• United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898 (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. (How to use this collection.)

• Carlton J. Thaxton, et. al., A Roster of Spanish American Soldiers from Georgia (Americus, Georgia: Thaxton Company, 1984; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL book 975.8 M2th

Click on the link to learn more about the Spanish American War.

World War I (1917-1918)

World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. Over four million men and women served from the United States.

• United States. Selective Service System. Georgia, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1987-1988. FHL film 1556940 (first film). Also available at:
  

• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at FamilySearch — index and imagesSee WWI Draft Records for more information.

Additional Collections

• World War I Statement of Service Summary Card Files, ca. 1920-1929. FHL films 121 rolls Indexed FamilySearch Historial Records Collections
• United States, YMCA World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
• United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index

• The Family History Library has many military discharge papers on microfilm dating from 1917 to 1960. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS.

• Photographs and service records of men who served in World War I are in Bert E. Boss, The Georgia State Memorial Book (N.p.: 1921; Family History Library microfilm 175271).

• Final Report of Women's Committee Council of National Defense Georgia Division April 1917- July 1919. Atlanta, GA.: Index Publishing Company, n. d.

• Joseph M. Toomey. Georgia's participation in the world war and the history of the Department of Georgia, the American legion. Macon, Georgia : The J.W. Burke Company, 1936.

World War II (1941-1945)

Draft Registration

• Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945

Fourth Registration

• On April 27, 1942, the Selective Service conducted the fourth of six draft registrations related to WWII. The "World War II Selective Service Draft Cards: Fourth Registration, 1942" is often referred to as the “Old Man’s Registration” or the “Old Man’s Draft" because it included men with a date of birth from April 28, 1877 to February 16, 1897. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records.

• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse) (FamilySearch) - free
• United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (images with partial index) (FamilySearch) - free

Also available at:

• Ancestry ($)
• Fold3 ($).

Discharge Papers

• The Family History Library has many military discharge papers on microfilm dating from 1917 to 1960. These are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

GEORGIA, [COUNTY] - MILITARY RECORDS

World War II United States Military Records provides additional information.

Korean War (1950–1953)

The Korean War was a conflict between North Korea (and its communist allies) and South Korea (with support of the United Nations, primarily the United States). See the Korean War wiki article for information on records and their availability.

Vietnam War (1964–1972)

The Vietnam War was a conflict between North Vietnam (and its communist allies) and South Vietnam (with support of its anti-communist allies, including the United States). See the Vietnam War wiki article for information on records and their availability.

Militia - National Guard

• Georgia, National Guard Museum, Marietta
• Gordon Burns Smith. History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861. 4 volumes. Milledgeville, Georgia : Boyd Pub. Co., c2000. FHL 975.8 M2sg
• Militia enrollment lists; re-organizing the militia, ca. 1864; pension enrollments lists, 1920-1940, ca. 1864; 1920-1940
• Claims for Georgia Militia campaigns against Indians on the frontier, 1792-1827 (M1745).
• Georgia. Adjutant General's Office. Military records, 1782-1899

Websites

• Georgia Military Projects
• USGennet.org Georgia Military Records
• Georgiagenealogy.org Military Records
• Internet Archive: Rules and Regulations of the Republican Blues, Organized May 1, 1808, Revised and Adopted November 16, 1848.

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