Alabama Civil War Roots

The Alabama Civil War Roots Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka

Alabama Civil War Roots
Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka

Welcome to the Alabama Civil War Roots Homepage! This website is constantly under CONSTRUCTION and will change as new information becomes available, so tell me about new links and dead ones. My email Link is on every page:Carolyn Golowka

The purpose of this site is to be a 'SELF HELP' website to provide you with the information-tools to do your own in-depth research, concerning the Civil War service of your Alabama ancestors, both Union and Confederate. That being said, please let me know if there is an element missing.

Table Of Contents

Events of Interest - a calendar of events about Alabama Civil War history, let me know of your event.
Alabama Unit Links - Contains links to All Alabama Units. The Unit Name is a Link to Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) which contains a brief history.¹ The following links are to other web sites as can be found with information about that unit. General information about number of units, sizes, military definitions and compositions.
List of Non-Alabama Units that contained Alabama Companies.
Soldier Roots - Subscriber supplied Soldier Information which could include information on parents, spouse, children and burial location.
Home Counties Of Alabama Units - Alphabetical List of Counties and the Units that drew volunteers from that county. Also, a Numeric/Alphabetical listing of Units and the Counties where soldiers were Recruited.
Locating Civil War Service Record and Pension Records - Work in Progress to create a complete guide to search out Civil War Soldier records. Parts will be specific to Alabama Soldiers.
General Resources Links - Civil War related links on the web and most specific to Alabama.
Cemetery Links - Online Cemeteries that Contain Alabama Civil War Soldiers
Alabama Civil War Roots Rootsweb Query Page - Read or Post questions about Alabama Civil War Soldiers (Confederate or Union)
Alabama in the Civil War Message Board -
Civil War Letters - Index of Letters on this site and links to others. Would like your letters online? If so, please contact me for instructions on how to submit
Civil War Headstones - National Cemetery Administration Home Page. Read instructions carefully and fill out form to obtain headstone for unmarked Union and Confederate graves.
"The Immortal Six Hundred" Roster of Alabama Officers and link to web site.
"Os Confederados" Confederates in South America (Brazil)
Alabama Soldiers with Florida Pension Applications - 1143 listed and a link to Florida Archives website to order documents.
United States Military Prisons 1861-1865
National Civil War Memorial - Place a brick with your Civil War soldier Name and unit.

The Alabama Civil War Roots webmaster, James D. Allen, passed away February 5, 2003. His tireless dedication to making available information on all our Civil War ancestors will always be our inspiration. We dedicate the continuation of this site to him. Jimmy, we miss you.

Website Hosted by Carolyn Golowka
Website placed online: October 1998

Updated: - - Monday, 10-Sep-2018 18:20:15 MDT

¹Willis Brewer's "Brief Historical Sketches of Military Organizations Raised In Alabama During the Civil War" pages 589-705