Researching Court-Martial Records at the National Archives at St. Louis by Kayla Dawkins and Katherine Terry

Kayla is an archives specialist at the National Archives at St. Louis

Katherine is an archives technician at the National Archives at St. Louis

Courts-martial are trials convened to try members of the armed forces or other countries' prisoners of war (POWs). Records of these trials can cover cases ranging from petty theft to conscientious objection to murder. Our presenters will give a history of court-martial records, examples of record content found at the National Archives at St. Louis, and step-by-step guidance on requesting these publicly available records.