Military Records & Resources

Here are useful links and resources to help researchers find military service information for ancestors from Russell County, Alabama - including Federal and state military records, historical collections, and ways to request official service documents.

Tip: Many military records from earlier wars (especially Civil War) are held by state archives, the National Archives, or genealogy research sites. You can often find volunteer unit rosters, service cards, pension files, and compiled service records online or through research requests.

Alabama Military Archives

National Military Records

Civil War & Historical Collections

Veterans & Record Requests

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If you have service records, pension cards, muster roll transcriptions, or other military research documents relevant to Russell County ancestors, please consider sharing them here to help other genealogists.

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