FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
Alabama State Census Records 1820-1866 This database contains state censuses from Alabama for the years
1820, 1850, 1855, and 1866. Each of these censuses recorded the names of the
head of households and the number of other household inhabitants according
to gender and age categories. Some years also included race categories and
distinguished between individuals who were free and slave.
1867 Voter
Registration database
The Alabama 1867 voter registration records were created as a direct result
of a Reconstruction Act passed by the United States Congress on March 23,
1867. The act required the commanding officer in each military district to
hold, before September 1, 1867, a registration of all male citizens, 21
years and older, in each county who were also qualified to vote and who had
taken the loyalty oath. Each registrant visited the local registration
office, took the oath, and was listed in the Voter Registration record.
Individuals ineligible to register included Confederate veterans and any
person who had previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, as an
officer of the United States, as a member of any state legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of
the United States, and who later engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or gave aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,
and whose "disability" had not been removed by a two-thirds vote of both
houses of Congress.
Alabama
Confederate Service Cards
On-line database, also available on self-service microfilm. This series
contains information about individual soldiers from Alabama and was
compiled from original sources such as muster rolls, pension files, and
records at the National Archives. Service cards typically include the
name of the soldier, his home county, his age at the date of his
enlistment, the date and place of enlistment, and the company and
regiment. Cards may also include a list of the engagements the soldier
took part in; whether he was killed, captured, or wounded; and date of
parole. The source of information is often cited. Arranged
alphabetically by surname.
Confederate Officers Photograph Album
This collection contains one hundred and ninety-two
cartes-de-visite photographs of officers who served in the Confederate
army. The majority of the officers served as either major generals or
brigadier generals in the Confederate forces. The collection includes
the photographs of many lesser known officers as well as the famous;
such as Robert E. Lee, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, John Tyler
Morgan, Stonewall Jackson, and JEB Stuart.
Alabama Pensions Index
This publication contains index cards for
pension applications of veterans who served
in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917,
including wars other than the Civil War.
Alabama Confederate Soldiers These records contain card abstracts of
entries relating to each soldier as found in
original muster rolls, returns, rosters,
payrolls, appointment books, hospital
registers, Union prison registers and rolls,
parole rolls, and inspection reports. They
may also contain the originals of any papers
relating solely to a particular soldier.
Southern Claims Commission In 1871, the US government established
the Southern Claims Commission to address
southerners' petitions for compensation of
supplies, livestock, and other items taken
by the Union troops during the Civil War.
More than 20,000 claims were filed. These
testimonial files include first-person
accounts of how civilians survived the war,
detailed circumstances regarding loss of
property, and accounts of each family's
history and loyalty to the Union cause.
Alabama
History Timeline
This website should give the reader an understanding of early Alabama
History. When a genealogist encounters a "brick-wall" in their research, an
understanding of the history of the state, county, or town at the time their
ancestor was living may bring an understanding as to where the researcher
should next set engage their research skills.
