• AR Home
• AR Counties
• AR Maps & Atlases
• AR Census Records
• AR Court Records
• AR Military Records
• AR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Link To This Page — Contact Us —

Arkansas Military Records

See Also Researching in Military Records and Colonial & United States Wars From Earliest to 1865

The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design.

• Submit a website for Arkansas Military Records
• Arkansas Military Books at Amazon.com
• Research In Military Records
• Overview of Military Records - from The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.
• Military - The men and women called to serve their country in military duty are a source of pride to their families and to their nation. Now, with databases containing more than 16 million names and thousands of government records available to search, researching your veteran ancestors has become easier than ever before.

Revolutionary War in Arkansas

See Also The American Revolutionary War

Below is a list of online resources for Arkansas in the Revolutionary War.

• Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783(The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
• Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, from NARA publication M804.

Civil War in Arkansas

See Also The American Civil War

Arkansas was the 9th state to suceed from the Union. Arkansas provided 58,815 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 1.5% (ranked 24th out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of 771 raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Arkansas had 1 Union P.O.W. Camp: Little Rock

Though simple in appearance, the flag was rich in symbolism. The colors red, white, and blue signified that Arkansas was one of the United States. The diamond reminded viewers that Arkansas had the nation's only diamond mine. The 25 white stars bordering the diamond showed that Arkansas was the 25th state to enter the union.

The three stars in the center of the flag did triple duty as historical symbols. Prior to statehood, Arkansas had belonged to 3 nations: Spain, France, and the United States. The United States purchased Louisiana, which included Arkansas, in 1803 and Arkansas was the third state created out of the Louisiana Purchase.

The flag remained unchanged until 1923, when the Legislature added a fourth star to the diamond to represent the Confederacy.

Confederate - 15 States and Territories Total number of men recruited 45,000 Percentage of CSA Army 4.4% Overall rank 10 Percentage of South's Pop. 10.4% Overall rank 7 Confederate Army Deaths Killed/Mortally Wounded Officers 104 Killed/Mortally Wounded Enlisted 2,061 Died of Wounds Officers 27 Died of Wounds Enlisted 888 Died of Disease Officers 74 Died of Disease Enlisted 3,708 Total 6,862 State Military Units Artillery 2 regiments 29 batteries Cavalry 48 regiments 16 battalions 3 companies Infantry 65 regiments 8 battalions 5 companies 1 brigade Sharpshooter 1 regiment 1 battalion

Union - 43 States and Territories Total number of men recruited 13,815 Percentage of Union Army 0.5% Percentage of state's population 3.2% Overall rank 27 Union Army Deaths Killed/Mortally Wounded 305 Disease 1,254 Disease in Prison 8 Accidents/Drowning 25 Murdered 24 Military Execution 2 Executed By Enemy 13 Known/Not Classified 23 Unknown 59 Total 1,713 State Military Units Artillery 1 battery Cavalry 4 regiments Infantry 4 regiments/ 1 battalion

 

• Arkansas Civil War Books at Amazon.com
• Southern Claims - Barred and Disallowed from the State of Arkansas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
• Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Arkansas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
• Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from southern units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.
• Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67 from the State of Arkansas (The National Archives): NARA M1003. View, Print Copy & Save Original Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.