Military Discharge Records Beginning in 1920: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
Tennessee Code Annotated §8-13-118 provides for registration of military discharge documents in the County Register’s office.
Note that military discharge documents recorded before the first book may be in other volumes. Consider those if you are unable to find a record.
Details on this page are taken from the Tennessee State Library & Archives list of microfilm holdings for Carter County. Click here to view and download the PDF-formatted document.
FamilySearch images are sourced from microfilm created by the Tennessee State Library & Archives or the Genealogical Society of Utah. The images are available for viewing and downloading free. You will require a free FamilySearch login to browse the records.
Click here to view the full catalogue of FamilySearch microfilm for Carter County. The catalogue records indicate availability: on-line, viewable at a FamilySearch Center or affiliated library, currently not available to the public, and whether the records have been indexed
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index 1 | Dec 1920 – Mar 1970 | 257 | Link |
| 1-3 | Dec 1920 – Feb 1946 | 257 | Link |
| 4-5 | Feb 1946 – Feb 1951 | 258 | Link |
| 6-7 | Apr 1951 – Jul 1959 | 259 | Link |
| 8-10 | Jul 1959 – Jul 1970 | 260 | Link |
| 10-11 | Apr 1970 – Oct 1976 | A-16,366 | Link |