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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. | 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. | ||
*Pennsylvania. Department of Military Affairs State Veteran's Compensation Division. ''Spanish American War Veteran's Compensation File.'' {{FHL|19436|item|disp=FHL films 1032848 (first of 46 films)}} ([http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2392 Ancestry]) ($). | |||
*Pennsylvania. Adjutant General's Office. ''United States Volunteers of the Spanish American War, 1893-1901''. {{FHL|242458|item|disp=FHL film 1266814}} | |||
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*{{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.]]) | *{{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.]]) | ||
Service Records: | '''Service Records:''' | ||
*A card file of veterans who participated in the Spanish-American war is Pennsylvania State Archives. [http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp ''Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers.''] These records were created by the Office of the Adjutant General in 1941 from information taken from the official records of the United States War Department. Information found about each veteran includes name, race, residence, place and date of birth, date and place of enlistment, military organization to which attached, rank, and dates serving overseas in either Cuba or the Philippines. Sometimes extensive comments at the bottom of the cards provide information on the reasons for, and the type of, discharge as well as a record of prior military service. | *A card file of veterans who participated in the Spanish-American war is Pennsylvania State Archives. [http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp ''Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers.''] These records were created by the Office of the Adjutant General in 1941 from information taken from the official records of the United States War Department. Information found about each veteran includes name, race, residence, place and date of birth, date and place of enlistment, military organization to which attached, rank, and dates serving overseas in either Cuba or the Philippines. Sometimes extensive comments at the bottom of the cards provide information on the reasons for, and the type of, discharge as well as a record of prior military service. | ||
*A published roster of soldiers, listing name, residence, and muster-in and muster-out dates, is Thomas J. Stewart, ''Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, 1898'', 2nd ed. (Harrisburg, PA: Wm. Stanley Ray, 1901; {{FHL|233992|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 M2r}} and {{FHL|233992|item|disp=FHL film 982200 item 1}}. | *A published roster of soldiers, listing name, residence, and muster-in and muster-out dates, is Thomas J. Stewart, ''Record of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Spanish-American War, 1898'', 2nd ed. (Harrisburg, PA: Wm. Stanley Ray, 1901; {{FHL|233992|item|disp=FHL book 974.8 M2r}} and {{FHL|233992|item|disp=FHL film 982200 item 1}}. | ||
Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]]. | Click on the link to learn more about the [[Spanish-American War, 1898|Spanish American War]]. | ||