To order Military Records for wars after the American Revolution, Bounty Land records, Pension Records of Union soldiers as well as other wars fought by the United States and other records which might be held by the United States National Archives please go to their website at

http://archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/reproductions_overview.html

Following is some information on what the National Archives has available and where and how to order copies. Some of the links below may not work as they may be linked on the actual website of the National Archives.

The National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., holds records relating to:

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, 1798 - 1885 Officers, 1798 - 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: the Revenue Cutter Service (Revenue Marine), the Life-Saving Service, and the Lighthouse Service, 1791 - 1919
Confedera te 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 and Bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on wartime service, 1775 - 1855

To order military service records from Washington, D.C., use Order Online! or the NATF Form 86 .

Copies of military pension claim files for military service from the American Revolution up to before World War I and bounty-land warrant applications for Federal military service before 1856 can now be ordered online, as well as through NATF Form 85.

St. Louis, Missouri

The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, holds military personnel files of later military service records.

Branch of Service	Dates
U.S. Army	Officers separated after June 29, 1917 Enlisted personnel separated after October 31, 1912 Note: Many records were destroyed by fire in the St. Louis Center in 1973.
US Air Force	Officers and enlisted personnel separated after September 24, 1947 Note: Many records were destroyed by fire in the St. Louis Center in 1973.
US Navy	Officers separated after 1901 Enlisted personnel separated after 1884
US Marine Corps	Officers separated after 1904 Enlisted personnel separated after 1905
US Coast Guard	Officers separated after 1897 Enlisted personnel separated after 1905
U.S. Coast Guard predecessor agencies	Civilian employees of agencies such as Revenue Cutter Service, Lifesaving Service, and Lighthouse Service, retired after 1919.

To order records from St. Louis:

• If you are a veteran or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran, use eVetRecs, at vetrecs.archives.gov (or use the paper form, SF-180 ).
• All others, use Standard Form 180.

Access to Military Service Records is limited. See Services for Veterans, Next-of-Kin, or the Veteran's Representative for more information.

For more information about researching military service records, see:

• NARA's Genealogy page
• An Overview of Records at the National Archives Relating to Military Service