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The applications contain family history information about each veteran, such as name of spouse, father, siblings, or children; Civil War unit; discharge or death date; and burial place. The Family History Library has the original applications and records of this home for the years, 1867–1934 (Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=828816&disp=Registers+of+veterans+at+the+National+Ho++ 1561060].) | The applications contain family history information about each veteran, such as name of spouse, father, siblings, or children; Civil War unit; discharge or death date; and burial place. The Family History Library has the original applications and records of this home for the years, 1867–1934 (Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=828816&disp=Registers+of+veterans+at+the+National+Ho++ 1561060].) | ||
'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | |||
'''Censuses.''' The censuses taken by the state in 1885, 1895, and 1905 included separate enumerations of soldiers residing in the state. The lists of soldiers were published in alphabetical order at the end of the statistical reports. | |||
1895: Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176967&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1895++ 1032705-16]. | 1885: Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176742&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1885++ 1032703-04] | ||
1895: Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=176967&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1895++ 1032705-16]. | |||
1905: 36 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=44737&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1905++ 1020439]. | 1905: 36 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=44737&disp=Wisconsin+state+census%2C+1905++ 1020439]. | ||
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United States Veterans Administration. ''Pension Index File, Alphabetical; of the Veterans Administration'' . . . Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration, Publications Service, 1953. (On 544 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=184124&disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ 0540757].) To obtain copies of the actual pension files, you will want to write to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. | United States Veterans Administration. ''Pension Index File, Alphabetical; of the Veterans Administration'' . . . Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration, Publications Service, 1953. (On 544 Family History Library films beginning with film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=184124&disp=General+index+to+pension+files%2C+18612++ 0540757].) To obtain copies of the actual pension files, you will want to write to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. | ||
Biographical sketches of soldiers are in: | Biographical sketches of soldiers are in: | ||
''Soldiers' and Citizens' Album of Biographical Record'', 2 vols. Chicago: Grand Army Pub., 1888, 1890. (Family History Library films: vol. 1 is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 928504] item 2; vol. 2 is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 928508]; vol. 2 also on fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 6051213].) | ''Soldiers' and Citizens' Album of Biographical Record'', 2 vols. Chicago: Grand Army Pub., 1888, 1890. (Family History Library films: vol. 1 is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 928504] item 2; vol. 2 is on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 928508]; vol. 2 also on fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=195809&disp=Soldiers%27+and+citizens%27+album+of+bio++ 6051213].) | ||