Louisiana Military Records

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The U.S. Military Records Wiki article provides more information on federal military records and search strategies. Many military records are found at the Family History Library, the National Archives, and other federal and state archives.

Forts
Civil War Forts: Banks, Beauregard, Berwick, Bisland, Brashear, Buchanan, Buhlow, Burton, Chene, De Russey, Morganzq, Plaquemine, Randolph, Shreveport

Adaes, Presidio De Nuestra Senora Del Pilar De Los-- 1721-1772

Baton Rouge Barracks -- Textual records of this fort, 1822-1879, 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).

Jackson Barracks-- Textual records of this fort, 1850-1920, 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).

Fort Jackson and St. Philip-- Textual records of this fort, 1862-1872, 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).

Fort Jesup,

Fort Pike1816-1871

Fort Livingston-- 1814-1893

Fort Mcomb1827-67

Post of New Orleans -- Textual records of this post, 1824-1887, 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).

Fort St. Jean Baptiste -- 1715-1819

Fort Saint Pierre

Additional Records:

The Adjutant General's Office (Building 53, Jackson Barracks Military Library, New Orleans, LA 70146-0330, Telephone: 504-278-8241) has records of state military units from the late 1700s to the present and twentieth century service files, but not federal records.

Colonial Wars (1787-1794)
Spanish military records are on Family History Library. Published sources include


 * Louisiana Troops, 1720-1770 Winston DeVille, Louisiana Troops, 1720-1770


 * Natchitoches Colonials: Censuses, Military Rolls and Tax Lists, 1722-1803, with two Revolutionary War service lists


 * Military Service Records of Florida and Louisiana, 1787-1794 (in Spanish)

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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 Louisiana, 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) ($)

War of 1812 (1812-1815)
An alphabetical list of soldiers, their rank, and their company is in Marion J. Pierson, Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812 (N.p.: Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society, 1963; Family History Library ).

Troop rosters are in Powell A. Casey, Louisiana in the War of 1812 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Casey, 1963; Family History Library ).

An index to compiled service records of Louisiana soldiers who served in the War of 1812 is on Family History Library. The service records and pension files are at the National Archives.

Louisiana War of 1812 Pension Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Smith, Zachary F. The battle of New Orleans : including the previous engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians, and the Spanish which led to the final conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 (Louisville, Kentucky, John P Morton &amp; Co., 1904) pages 209 FHL Book 976.9 B4

Indian Wars (1780s-1890s)
Second Seminole War (Florida War) (1836-1843)


 * "Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Florida War in Organizations From the State of Louisiana" (NARA M239) (Worldcat) - Louisiana soldiers who served in the Florida War during the year 1836.


 * "Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1837-38 in Organizations From the State of Louisiana" (NARA M241) (Worldcat) - Louisiana soldiers who served in Florida in a campaign referred to by the records as the War of 1837-38.

Mexican War (1846-1848)
An index to compiled service records is on Family History Library. The service records have not been filmed and are available at the National Archives.

Civil War (1861-1865)
See Louisiana in the Civil War for information about Louisiana Civil War records, web sites, etc. with links to articles about the Louisiana regiments involved in the Civil War. The regimental pages 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 more about the soldiers and their families.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiments for the soldiers. Then you can check the Wiki regiment pages to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor.


 * Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers (FamiilySearch Historical Records)
 * Louisiana, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * War Photograph Album, 1862-1900 Civil War Photograph Album, 1861-1865

Spanish-American War (1898)
An index to service records of Louisiana soldiers in the War with Spain is on Family History Library. The service records are at the National Archives.

World War I (1917-1918)

 * Moyse Sr. World War I Collection Hermann Moyse Sr. World War 1 Collection| Contains letters written by Hermann Moyse, Sr. (1891-1985), when he was a soldier in World War 1


 * United States Selective Service System, Louisiana. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M1509. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1987-1988. (On Family History Library ) These cards have been digitized and are searchable online. See WWI Draft Records for more information.

Other Military Records
Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Louisiana, Second Registration Draft Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Louisiana, First Registration Draft Cards (FamilySearch Historical Records

Websites

 * http://www.archives.gov/
 * http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/ARCHIVES/02-99/military.HTM