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Extras << Military Records <<
Military Records at the National Archives
The National Archives is the primary repository for U.S. military service and pension records for all five services: the U.S.
Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. Records up through approximately 1902 are housed at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C. (with copies available at local branches), while most 20th century records that were not
destroyed in the 1973 fire can be found at the
National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. If you believe that some of your ancestors served in the U.S. military, the
following sites will help you in your research:
For general information about records available through the National Archives:
www.archives.gov
Copies of military service and pension records can be ordered by mail from the facility which holds the records. Request forms and ordering details can be found at:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html
To see samples of military service records available through NARA:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/military_records_in_arc.html
To learn more about the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis:
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis.html
For more details about the military personnel and medical record collections at NPRC:
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html
| Military Records Available from the National Archives |
| Branch of Service |
Dates |
Volunteers |
Military service performed by persons serving during an emergency and whose service was considered to be in the Federal interest: 1775-1902 |
| Regular Army |
Enlisted personnel: 1789 - October 31, 1912
Officers: 1789 - June 30, 1917 |
| Navy |
Enlisted personnel: 1789 - 1885
Officers: 1789 - 1902 |
| Marine Corps |
Enlisted personnel: 1789 - 1904
Some officers: 1789 - 1895 |
| Coast Guard |
Persons who served in predecessor agencies to the U.S. Coast Guard; i.e., the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service: 1791-1919 |
| Confederate States |
Persons who rendered military service for the Confederate States government in its armed forces: 1861 - 1865 |
| Veterans Records |
Claims files for pensions based on Federal military service, 1775-1916
Bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775-1855 |
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