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The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for the soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | The [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] allows name searching for soldiers. The result set gives the regiment for the soldiers. Then you can check the regiment page to determine counties. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. | ||
=== Spanish-American War (1898) === | === Spanish-American War (1898)<br> === | ||
The Spanish-American War was largely fought in Cuba and the Philippines. Spanish-American War records might exist in the state from which the soldier served or in a state where the veteran later resided. | |||
'''Indexes''' | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|United States, General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}} (NARA T288). (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. The "General Index to Pension Files, 1861–1934". The index covers veterans of the Civil War, '''Spanish‑American War,''' Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion (1900 to 1901), and the regular Army, Navy, and Marine forces. ([[United States, General Index to Pension Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]]) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|United States, Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}} (FamilySearch) Free digital copy. ([[United States, Index to Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers in the War with Spain (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more.]]) | |||
*A helpful source is Connecticut Adjutant General, ''Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States in the Spanish-American War'' (Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1919; Family History Library {{FHL|244648|title-id|disp=book Q 974.6 M2co; film 1036755}}); ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3803 Ancestry]) ($) | *A helpful source is Connecticut Adjutant General, ''Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States in the Spanish-American War'' (Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1919; Family History Library {{FHL|244648|title-id|disp=book Q 974.6 M2co; film 1036755}}); ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3803 Ancestry]) ($) | ||
Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]]. | |||
=== World War I (1917-1918) === | === World War I (1917-1918) === | ||