2023 Genealogy Series - Basic Military Records at NARA: Revolutionary War to 1917 (2023 May 10)
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2023-05-10

2023 Genealogy Series, Session 2 of 6 - Basic Military Records at the National Archives: Revolutionary War to 1917 by John Deeben

John Deeben is an Archivist from the National Archives in Washington, DC

⇒ Presentation Slides: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-series/2023/2023-05-10-deeben-presentation.pdf 
⇒ Handout: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-series/2023/2023-05-10-deeben-handout.pdf 
⇒ Transcript: Request from KYR@nara.gov
⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval
⇒ 2023 Genealogy Series web page: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-series/2023
⇒ 2023 Genealogy Series playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLugwVCjzrJsW5LpOyGo7oYnc0FR0kqPW7

This presentation outlines basic military records held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. The records cover the "Old Military" period from the Revolutionary War to 1917 and are characterized by different types of service, including volunteer service (state regiments and militias) as well as the Regular military (Army, Navy, and Marine Corps). Each type of service was documented differently, but there are also basic records common to all types of service.  

Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome 
01:39 - Introduction Basic Military Records
01:49 - Presenter Biography
02:16 - Session Overview
03:39 - Volunteer Service
15:24 - Regular Army Service
21:47 - U.S. Navy Service
23:39 - Marine Corps Service
24:55 - Muster Rolls
33:09 - Regimental Records
38:31 - Medical Records
43:51 - Conclusion
44:01 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
45:19 - Questions and Answers in the chat

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